Keynote · The Hidden Cost of Indecision

Where high-stakes decisions stall, what it costs, and how to close the gap between deciding and doing.

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SPEAKER REEL

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Most leadership teams don't have an information problem. They have an unresolved decision that's been sitting on their table for weeks, or months, and everyone in the room knows it.

The keynote

The Hidden Cost of Indecision: How to Close the Gap Between Deciding and Doing

Decide faster. Execute sooner.

Under pressure, smart people stall on the calls that matter most. This keynote shows why, and gives your audience a way to make the next one.

Erez maps the four places decisions stall: Story, State, Decision and Ownership, and why a strong leadership team can be solid in three of them and still lose months in the fourth. Each one comes with a practical move your audience can use the next morning, on a decision they're carrying right now.

This isn't a motivational talk.

Nobody walks out certain. They walk out knowing what they're waiting for, and whether it's worth the wait. So the question changes. Not "am I sure?" You won't be. "Can I live with the outcome?"

Your audience leaves with

Which of the four areas is slowing their decisions
How to decide on incomplete information instead of waiting for certainty
How to spot when pressure is lowering the quality of a call
How to frame a stuck decision: the choice, the owner, the criteria and the information that matters
How to hand off one recurring decision so it stops coming back to them

Ideal for

Leadership conferences and association events
CEO and executive peer groups
Leadership team offsites
Annual and industry meetings

Formats

In person or virtual, with a pre-event call to shape the talk around your audience.

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Why I speak on decisions

2013. I'm sitting in a hospital. The surgeon slides a consent form across the table: amputation, right leg, below the knee. He hands me the pen and asks one question.

Are you sure?

I wasn't. I'd spent a year and a half trying to save that leg. I signed anyway.

That's what nobody tells you about irreversible decisions. The uncertainty doesn't end when you sign. You carry it out of the room with you.

I've spent 23 years making decisions under pressure: as an Air Force commando, through three near-death experiences, and in business. For the last seven I've worked with owners and leadership teams on the decisions they keep putting off.

TEDx speakerVistage & TEC Canada speakerFormer Air Force commando23 years of decisions under pressure

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How do you decide when there's no good option?

Beyond the keynote

The keynote ends. The decisions don't.

Free with every keynote

The Decision Diagnostic

Your audience takes it during the keynote or right after it. It takes under 5 minutes. Each person sees where their decisions stall.

After the event, you get a summary of the whole room. The numbers. The patterns. Where your people get stuck.

How the Diagnostic works

Half-day or full-day

Leadership team workshop

For when you want the change to stick. Erez works with your leadership team on their own live decisions. Each person has a workbook.

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What people say

"Erez was a captivating speaker. He shared his experiences in a really real and relatable way. He was easy to listen to, kept things engaging, and I walked away with some genuinely useful takeaways. Definitely a speaker I'd recommend."

Michelle A. · Managing Broker, Oakwyn Realty

"Inspiring and fresh. Most training on decision making stays within the realm of consensus vs individual, collecting the right data etc., and does not venture into the behind-the-scenes dynamics that actually impact each person's process. Great session."

Mike W. · Business owner, Vancouver

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Find out what delayed decisions are costing you.

Under 5 minutes. See where your decisions stall, where execution slips, and the estimated annual cost.

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Based in Vancouver, BC. Speaking across North America and Europe.