Little BIG Decisions: A Leader Imperative for Lasting Impact
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Copyright: 2025
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Copyright: 2025
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It’s not about how you make decisions; it’s about the decisions you choose to make. Think about what choices matter the most. Seems easy, right? As leaders, we often find ourselves making what we consider to be the big decisions – strategic planning, new product lines, untapped markets. The impact of these choices may seem big, but are they long-lasting and truly valuable to the organization? Maybe not so much. What about the seemingly little decisions we make, some in a split second, that are actually the ones that have a guaranteed impact on culture, trust, productivity, engagement, and our teams? What if we could recognize the decisions so we never miss them? By simply picking up on the right cues, leaders can identify and address these choices we may think are little but are in reality – BIG. They make our workplace better. These are the little BIG decisions.
Patrick was born and raised in Texas, growing up in Austin while receiving his bachelor’s degree at Texas State University studying Health Care Administration. After graduating and working as a surgical technician, he moved to San Antonio to complete his master’s degree at Trinity University. He worked in the health care industry in the private sector before he joined the Navy and served for 23 years in the Medical Service Corps. He earned his Ph.D. in Public Administration and American Government from the School of Public Affairs at American University and is currently the Director of the Key Executive Leadership Program. He teaches courses on emotional intelligence, adult development, and leadership.
Zina hails from New England where she earned her bachelor’s degree from Clark University, in Massachusetts. She enjoyed spending her free time in Boston and NYC until she moved to Washington, DC to pursue her master’s degree in Special Education from The George Washington University. While working in the field of education she earned her Ph.D. from the University of Maryland studying behavioral disorders. She taught in public and private schools and served as the Director of a private school for students with emotional and behavioral disorders before joining the Federal Government and ultimately being promoted to the Senior Executive Service. She serves as faculty in the Key Executive Leadership Program in the School of Public Affairs at American University teaching courses on leadership, team-building, and succession planning.
"Zina and Patrick are indeed steeped in the art and science of decision making. They covered a huge territory and coach their readers in ways that implementation could start immediately. As organizations get more and more complex, these ideas are needed more than ever."
Dr Beverly Kaye, Co-Author of Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Getting Good People to Stay, Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go: Career Conversations Employees Want and Organizations Need, Hello Stay Interviews, Goodbye Talent Loss and Up is Not the Only Way: Rethinking Talent Mobility
"Ignore little BIG decisions at your peril! Zina and Patrick reveal how to make these consequential decisions that accelerate the success of individuals, teams, and organizations alike. No question about it, this is the book you cannot afford to miss."
Marilee Adams, Ph.D. - Best-selling author of Change Your Questions, Change Your Life
"Here, drawing on years of business and life experience, Zina and Patrick not only offer excellent, real-world advice for living a life well decided, they ground their insights in a spiritual and humorous view that inspires and guides - wisely, playfully, and wholeheartedly."
Michael Carroll - Author of Awake at Work and The Mindful Leader
It’s not about how you make decisions; it’s about the decisions you choose to make. Think about what choices matter the most. Seems easy, right? As leaders, we often find ourselves making what we consider to be the big decisions – strategic planning, new product lines, untapped markets. The impact of these choices may seem big, but are they long-lasting and truly valuable to the organization? Maybe not so much. What about the seemingly little decisions we make, some in a split second, that are actually the ones that have a guaranteed impact on culture, trust, productivity, engagement, and our teams? What if we could recognize the decisions so we never miss them? By simply picking up on the right cues, leaders can identify and address these choices we may think are little but are in reality – BIG. They make our workplace better. These are the little BIG decisions.
Patrick was born and raised in Texas, growing up in Austin while receiving his bachelor’s degree at Texas State University studying Health Care Administration. After graduating and working as a surgical technician, he moved to San Antonio to complete his master’s degree at Trinity University. He worked in the health care industry in the private sector before he joined the Navy and served for 23 years in the Medical Service Corps. He earned his Ph.D. in Public Administration and American Government from the School of Public Affairs at American University and is currently the Director of the Key Executive Leadership Program. He teaches courses on emotional intelligence, adult development, and leadership.
Zina hails from New England where she earned her bachelor’s degree from Clark University, in Massachusetts. She enjoyed spending her free time in Boston and NYC until she moved to Washington, DC to pursue her master’s degree in Special Education from The George Washington University. While working in the field of education she earned her Ph.D. from the University of Maryland studying behavioral disorders. She taught in public and private schools and served as the Director of a private school for students with emotional and behavioral disorders before joining the Federal Government and ultimately being promoted to the Senior Executive Service. She serves as faculty in the Key Executive Leadership Program in the School of Public Affairs at American University teaching courses on leadership, team-building, and succession planning.
"Zina and Patrick are indeed steeped in the art and science of decision making. They covered a huge territory and coach their readers in ways that implementation could start immediately. As organizations get more and more complex, these ideas are needed more than ever."
Dr Beverly Kaye, Co-Author of Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Getting Good People to Stay, Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go: Career Conversations Employees Want and Organizations Need, Hello Stay Interviews, Goodbye Talent Loss and Up is Not the Only Way: Rethinking Talent Mobility
"Ignore little BIG decisions at your peril! Zina and Patrick reveal how to make these consequential decisions that accelerate the success of individuals, teams, and organizations alike. No question about it, this is the book you cannot afford to miss."
Marilee Adams, Ph.D. - Best-selling author of Change Your Questions, Change Your Life
"Here, drawing on years of business and life experience, Zina and Patrick not only offer excellent, real-world advice for living a life well decided, they ground their insights in a spiritual and humorous view that inspires and guides - wisely, playfully, and wholeheartedly."
Michael Carroll - Author of Awake at Work and The Mindful Leader