Making hard choices is part of what it takes to be a CEO, but Terry Shaw, president and CEO of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth, urged people in a Sept. 10 LinkedIn post to relieve themselves of the "perfect decision" myth.
"Decisions often play out more like a game of poker," he said. "Moves must be made based on limited, and often imperfect, information. The outcome isn't revealed until the last card is turned over."
Mr. Shaw also encouraged people to not put all of their expectations and hopes into a single potential outcome and to remain open to other possibilities.
"If things turn out differently than planned, be willing to pivot and learn from the process," he said.
AdventHealth comprises 51 hospital campuses and hundreds of healthcare sites across nine states. It has more than 92,000 employees, according to its website.