“A good decision is based on knowledge
and not on numbers.” ―Plato
Making decisions is not an easy task. Although everyone wants to succeed in their
decisions, the outcome may not be as per their expected objectives. At times
there is a mismatch between expected objectives and achieved outcomes. Why does it happen? Are people not confident
to make decisions? Why do most people fail to make right decisions? What makes
people to make right choices? Hence, let us explore in this article to make
right decisions.
When you have the entire information,
it is possible to make decisions easily. You can interpret the information and
make a few right choices to execute. When you don’t have any information, it is
tough to make decisions. You cannot interpret as you don’t have any
information. In this case, you have to make decisions under uncertainty which
is a major challenge. When you look at leaders at the operational level they
make decisions based on the available information and their experience. When
you look at leaders at the strategic level, they make decisions based on their
gut and intuition.
Senior leaders and CEOs organize regular
meetings to understand the challenges from grass root level. They listen to
their employees and their challenges. They throw the challenges in the meeting to
all members and brainstorm. After listening to all sources, and taking their viewpoints
into consideration, they make decisions based on their intuition, experience
and gut. They know pretty well that all decisions might not go well. They are
prepared to take risk and implement their decisions. They take feedback from
their decisions and reflect a lot. They learn lessons from their wrong
decisions and move forward with remedial action. For senior leaders, everyday
is a challenge and every challenge is an opportunity to make decisions and
learn lessons.
To conclude, decision making is not an
easy task. There are a number of aspects to take into consideration such as
collecting information from all sources, interpreting the information,
consulting the concerned people, taking their viewpoints, building a consensus
and implementing the decision. Additionally, it is essential to take feedback
and corrective steps to achieve the desired objectives.
“Whenever you’re making an important
decision, first ask if it gets you closer to your goals and or farther way. If
the answer is closer, pull the trigger. If it’s father away, make a different
choice. Conscious choice making is a critical step in making your dreams a
reality.” ―Jillian Michaels
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