Decision – Making Strategies
Just as people
are different, so are their styles of decision making. Each person is a result
of all of the decisions made in their life to date. Recognizing this, here are
some tips to enhance your decision making batting average.
Choosing are the
right alternative at the wrong time is not any better than the wrong
alternative at the right time, so make the decision while you still have time.
Do your decision
making on paper. Make notes and keep your ideas visible so you can consider all
the relevant information in making this decision.
Be sure to
choose based on what is right, not who is right.
Write down the
pros and cons of a line of action. It clarifies your thinking and makes for a
better decision.
Make decisions
as you go along. Do not let them accumulate. A backlog of many little decisions
could be harder to deal with than one big and complex decision.
Consider those
affected by your decision. Whenever feasible, get them involved to increase
their commitment.
Recognize that
you cannot know with 100% certainty that your decision is correct because the
actions to implement it are to take place in the future. So make it and move
forward.
Use the OAR
approach in decision making. Look at O, objective you are seeking to attain. A,
the alternative you sense are available to you and R, the risk of the
alternative you are considering.
Remember that
not making a decision is a decision not to take action.
Trust yourself
to make a decision and then to be able to field the consequences appropriately.
Don’t waste your
time making decisions that do not have to be made.
Determine
alternative courses of action before gathering data.
Before
implementing what appears to be the best choice, assess the risk by asking
“what can I think of that might go wrong with this alternative and what
contingencies can I implement if needed?”
Many decisions
you make are unimportant-about 80% of them. Establish operating limits,
delegate and let others make them for you.
As part of your
decision making process, always consider how the decision is to be implemented.
As soon as you
are aware that a decision will have to be made on a specific situation, review
the facts at hand then set it aside. Let this incubate in your subconscious
mind until it is time to finally make the decision.
Once the
decision has been made, look forward not back. Be aware of how it is currently
affecting you and focus on your next move. Never regret a decision. It was the
right thing to do at the time. Now focus on what is right at this time.
Mentally
rehearse implementation of your choice and reflect in your imagination what
outcome will result.
Brainstorming
alternative solutions with others will gain fresh ideas and commitment.
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