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# 57% of executives say they're missing opportunities because they can't make decisions fast enough

PwC's May 2025 Pulse Survey (conducted after the first 100 days of the second Trump administration) finds 57% of executives say they are missing opportunities because they cannot make decisions fast enough. Adjacent findings from the same survey: 87% see disruption as opportunity but 68% struggle to translate uncertainty into business decisions, and 65% lack the data needed to assess geopolitical risks. PwC frames the underlying barrier as structural — gaps in process, decision-rights design and accountability rather than individual leader capability. Decision velocity is thus a governance signal, not a productivity metric.

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PwC (https://www.pwc.com/us/en/executive-leadership-hub/ceo.html)

Topic: Decision Quality: https://lyoenandpartners.com/insights/topic/decision-quality

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