If you make decisions all day long, you may focus on something other than the right things.
Owners decide the long-term strategic objective and empower the CEO to achieve that objective.
The CEO decides how to achieve that strategic objective. CEO decides the goals to be achieved each quarter. They decide the actions to be completed each month to achieve those goals, assign leaders to complete those actions, and provide the standards to be met and guidelines to follow.
The leaders to whom the CEO assigns responsibility will make decisions based on those standards and guidelines. Those leaders decide the specific positions in the company to complete those actions and provide those positions with the standards, guidelines, and written systems for doing the work.
In this model, decisions are made at the right level, responsibilities are clearly defined, and systems are written to direct the work. If you are making too many decisions, then ask yourself why? What responsibility have you not delegated? What standards or guidelines have you not provided for that person to take appropriate action? What written systems are missing?
When decisions are made at the right level, a good structure is in place with written systems for doing the work and everyone benefits. This helps companies focus on the right things to achieve objectives, create a healthy work environment, provide exceptional customer experience and reach their financial goals.
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