When a tough decision lands on me, I loop in my manager, and I dress it up as keeping her informed. The truth is I want the call to not be fully mine, so if it goes wrong I'm not standing there alone. I'm paid to own these decisions, and I keep quietly handing them upward.
More people experience this than they realize.
You escalate hard calls to your boss to avoid owning decisions that are yours.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.