Tough Calls: How 40 CEOs Made Their Career-defining Decisions

"The best way to make a defining-moment decision is to study all the facts, learn everything you can about the circumstances you're in, the pros and cons, the cost-benefit analysis, and then make your decision. It's really got to be thought out."

cf. http://www.gladwell.com/2010/2010_01_18_a_surething.html