Every leader makes decisions—but not every leader manages their decision-making energy.

In this episode, Decision Fatigue: How Leaders Protect Their Mental Edge, Penn Vieau breaks down one of the most overlooked performance drains in leadership: the gradual decline in decision quality caused by making too many choices throughout the day.

From small, seemingly insignificant decisions to high-stakes strategic calls, every choice pulls from a limited reserve of mental energy. And when that energy runs low, leaders become slower, less decisive, and more likely to default to safe—or delayed—decisions.

Penn explores the science behind decision fatigue, including real-world research on how mental exhaustion impacts judgment. He also outlines how high-performing leaders avoid this trap by eliminating unnecessary decisions, stru ...