In all that you do, it is essential to remain truthful and honest with your staff. Your decisions won’t always be liked by all, but they should be understood and accepted by all and that is one of many responsibilities you need to address as a leader. You must consider alternatives, but once you’ve made a decision you need to be able to explain the reasoning behind it and stick with it along the way.
Stop looking for or coming up with excuses, communicate your vision repeatedly, get people to buy into why you are doing what you are doing, act and lead them today!