As Alexander Aguilar exemplifies in his article on Elfinancierocr.com, every company should have clearly identified from among its colleagues who will take the "penalty shot" in order to score a goal in decisive moments.

He states that "... Fundamental, high impact decisions - which are metaphorically like taking a penalty in a championship final - can not be granted to just anyone, and it is the duty of the upper echelons themselves to define who should and who should not take one of those penalties, and who on the other hand should stay on the bench until a there is a moment which demands less commitment and responsibility; because in organizations there are people for everything and not everyone is technically and emotionally ready to take on a very high pressure commitments. "

"... It is the duty of these directors, officers, managers and supervisors to know the full name of those figureheads in their company who are utterly competent at carrying on their shoulders the responsibility of a key and defining moment. "

Source: elfinancierocr.com

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