On leaders having ability to judge people...

Once I was asking my business leader his opinion about my finance leader.  After some thought he said...

As you grow in an org it becomes very critical, and equally tricky to know who to trust.  In new leadership roles especially, judging character and building your advisory circle should not take time.  Some bad choices are possible, but rather have 1-2 bad decisions that you fix quickly rather than not knowing who you want to keep close.

Your finance leader has not been able to determine who to trust, which is the cause of indecision, and friction.