Ideally, a leader will feel 100% confident making a decision.
Unfortunately, this isn't practical. And if you wait until you feel 100% confident or have all of the information, the opportunity will likely have passed and you'll have moved too slowly.
Bezos points out that it's often not that damaging to be wrong. Failures can be scaled back if you realize your error and move quickly.
What happens when your leadership team disagrees on a way forward?
Bezos uses a phrase "disagree and commit" to save time. He uses this when a consensus with his team not be reached, and a decision needs to be made.
It is not, however, an ask for the team (or him) to cave. It is instead a promise to get aligned after healthy discourse so the entire company can move forward productively.
"It’s a genuine disagreement of opinion, a candid expression of my view, a chance for the team to weigh my view, and a quick, sincere commitment to go their way," Bezos says.