January 2009
Decisive Times
In this tumultuous business climate, the importance and ramifications of each decision you make are magnified. As the leader of your business, the future of your organization depends on the quality and reliability of your decisions and your ability to develop good decision makers among your team. This month's newsletter article provides some ideas for strengthening your decision-making process and results.
Good decisions are based on a mix of data, analysis, experience, intuition, wisdom, and judgment. Making a good decision involves being willing to take the time to collect the available information, being open to input from others, and being able to make the decision coolly and then move forward. No one is right all the time, but the consistency of good decisions over time is a vital metric of good leadership.
To your success!
Gail Schaper-Gordon, PhD, & Rick Kiel