A Two Step Process for Better Decision-Making
If you're an empowering leader, once the vision is set and expectations are clear, you allow your team to work autonomously. Assembling a highly effective team means that you only get brought in when things get tough. You're the one the team looks to when facing difficult, complex decisions.
So, what's your go-to response when your team says, "We need your help."
In such cases, it's likely the team is hoping for quick action to get back on track. And you, with a full plate, may be tempted to oblige.
Is that, however, the best course of action?
When you face a difficult decision, the survival part of your brain kicks into high gear. You find yourself "judging" the predicament (as fatal or bad) and may seek a quick resolution to reduce fear, frustration or stress. This "judging", however, creates blinders that limit your field of vision and thus your range of options.
With that in mind, here's the two step process for better decision-making:
Next time your team comes to you to make a difficult decision, try this two step process. I think you'll find that you're regularly making better decisions with more confidence and less second guessing.
Passionate Leadership Pillar #5
Inspired Action
Inspired action follows a strategic analysis of options unencumbered by fear, frustration or stress. In other words, effective decisions, and the accompanying action, require a quieting of the mind and an analysis of options -
in that order.
Note to Self: I can't Dial Up my Curiosity until I Dial Down my Judgment.
About the Author
Gayle Ely is a Leadership Coach, Trainer and Facilitator who believes Passionate Leadership can change the world. She works with business and non-profit leaders and teams to help them perform more effectively so they and their businesses can thrive.
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