If the individual, after surveying the situation, determines that life should go on and the devastation not overwhelming, they seem to shake of their disbelieve and start talking about changes.
If it is not small enough, you should analyze your code and refactor it in such a way that anything that could run asynchronously is located outside of the synchronized block.
Like last week in the library, we decided to split up the research into 3 parts and then each of us was supposed to find sources in the library for our parts.
I'm sorry but those decisions you agonize over just don't make any difference. The color you paint your house, whether you should let your child do x, where you go on vacation, etc.
Whoever is appointed will not only have to be a good manager, but will have to have the requisite skills to cope with the expectation, the media, to understand how crucial football is to our nation.