Content about Decision making

March 23, 2012
The Do’s and Don’ts of Decision-Making

Great decision-makers know the necessary tools to cover all their bases before formulating the decisions: correctly framing the problem, using ignorance as a quest to gain additional knowledge, closing the gap between where you currently are and where you want to be, creating a questioning strategy, and embracing feedback.

By David Goldsmith

Great decision-making skills have never been more important then in today’s business environment. The playing field has been leveled because most individuals and organizations basically have access to the same technology, information, and markets as their competitors. What ultimately will distinguish competitors is their ability to make better decisions.

High-performing decision-makers act and think differently. Here, a look at the decision-making actions to be avoided and the tools for making higher-quality decisions.

June 22, 2011
How Attitudes Toward Change Affect Decision-Making

Change style assessment creator Chris Musselwhite knows firsthand how personal change style preferences can not only make you more effective in times of crisis or change, they also can help you make better decisions on a daily basis. “Depending on whether people see change as a danger, a challenge, or an opportunity,” he says, “they have corresponding individual preferences that reflect their relationship and reaction to structure, rules, and authority when dealing and making decisions involving change.”

By Tracy C. F. Brown

Change style assessment creator Chris Musselwhite knows firsthand how personal change style preferences can not only make you more effective in times of crisis or change, they also can help you make better decisions on a daily basis.

January 1, 2001
TRAINING TODAY: Knowledge Management: Digital Age Decision-Making

If conducting "business at the speed of thought" has left you feeling as though your "business" is getting away from you, you're not alone. According to a recent survey on quality decision-making by Kepner-Tregoe, Princeton, N.J., today's employees are being asked to make more decisions than ever before, but in less time?at the expense of quality, productivity and customer service.

If conducting "business at the speed of thought" has left you feeling as though your "business" is getting away from you, you're not alone. According to a recent survey on quality decision-making by Kepner-Tregoe (KT), Princeton, N.J., today's employees are being asked to make more decisions than ever before, but in less time?at the expense of quality, productivity and customer service.