Monday, 22 April 2013

Decision Making Styles

By Zoe Smith


Do you know the secret of great leaders? It is how they make decisions and the tenacity by which they keep them to achieve their end goal. Success is after all, nothing more than a series of good decisions that visionaries boldly make. Learn more on the different decision making styles and how it can bring out the leader in you.

You will find many articles giving their own opinion on how to best reach a decision. There is no right or wrong answer to this, only different approaches that you should utilize to your advantage. One important thing to remember is that all good leaders are able to act quickly and make the necessary adjustments when need be along the way.

1. Decisive. These people are those that are more in tune with their natural gut instinct and go by it. They usually have more experience and don't feel the need to gather massive amounts of data before making a decision and implementing the steps needed towards its fulfillment. Decisive individuals are resolute, persistent and will seldom change their minds on the decision they made.

2. Flexible. Flexible individuals are not as stubborn in holding on to the original plan. They are flexible and are able to flow easily from one transition to the next when new information or situation arises. Small business owners often belong to this particular category.

3. Integrative. Integrative decision makers are individuals who collect as much data as they can about the matter. They study all the information they have and seldom select just one solution. They usually have several options that they study analytically.

4. Hierarchical. Hierarchical decision makers are like integrative decision makers insomuch as they too collect a lot of information that are related to the situation at hand. The only difference is that hierarchical individuals select only one solution that they think is the best one. They are very careful in preparing for the implementation of the decision reached.

Each decision style has its own pros and cons. There are times that you really must take the time to study and deliberate over all the possible ways of solving a problem before you can come to an effective conclusion. This process might seem to be too time consuming for some. While one must never procrastinate and delay, study and thorough deliberation have helped many reach a sound decision.

If you are more experienced and trust your gut more, a quick and resolute decision has made the fortunes of many accomplished individuals. Do not be reckless in your pursuit of success, but understand the situation and act accordingly.

Effective communication is also invaluable to having success. You will always be around people and improving your assertive communication skills is an essential tool in good leadership. There is no ceiling to what you can do if you are able to express your objectives and inspire cooperation within your team to collectively work towards the goal.

Which of the abovementioned decision making styles do you adhere to? Discover which one you are and find out how you can progress and enjoy a better quality of life today.




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