{"id":5554,"date":"2016-03-30T11:04:23","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T18:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/?p=5554"},"modified":"2016-03-30T11:09:18","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T18:09:18","slug":"4-assumptions-derail-decision-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/on-the-job\/4-assumptions-derail-decision-making\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Assumptions That Derail Decision-Making"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/on-the-job\/4-assumptions-derail-decision-making\/attachment\/decision-making\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5555\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/decision-making.jpg\" alt=\"decision making\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/decision-making.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/decision-making-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/decision-making-480x288.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>Leaders face tough decisions every day. Great leaders make decisions every day. But how when there is scientific proof that the brain actually shuts down when faced with tough choices? These great men and women throw out assumptions that often get in the way of decisiveness.<\/p>\n<p>Here are four incorrectly held beliefs to avoid:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201c<em>We don\u2019t have time (or interest) to involve everyone with a stake in the decision.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When people who have a stake in an issue get left out of the decision, they feel slighted and become resistant to change. Successful decisions engage stakeholders effectively and efficiently. How? They use multiple opportunities to participate and flexible ways to share perspectives. You\u2019ll be amazed by unexpected sources of insight and ideas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201c<em>People need to agree on \u2018why\u2019 to agree on \u2018what\u2019 to do.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Participants waste a lot of time in decision making trying to convince others of their reasons. In reality, people can agree on a shared course of action for very different reasons. Thus, encourage everyone to share their perspectives, but don\u2019t try to change their thinking. As they say, \u201cThe only person who wants to be changed by someone else is a wet baby.\u201d People will change their minds more readily if you let them digest the information and decide on their own. Here\u2019s how. Ask each participant to circle the option that she or he believes best advances the hopes you share. Encourage everyone to list other acceptable options as well. With this information, you can quickly map the preferences. This focuses discussion on the most promising solution and ways to enhance it with attributes from other acceptable solutions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201c<em>The future will follow our design.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The only thing we know for sure is that the future will not be exactly as we have conceived it. Many strategic planning and decision efforts blind participants to this reality. They spend so much time designing what they want that they become wedded to their own views and miss chances to perceive future changes and adapt. So, how do we deal with this reality? Develop a preferred choice and one or more acceptable choices. Then, you can see which one fits best as the future unfolds. Importantly, it won\u2019t be as likely that you\u2019ll need to redo your whole decision process because you are prepared with acceptable alternatives. High-performing organizations follow a continuous cycle of learn, decide, and act.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cFast decisions yield quick results.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Decisions only serve when they produce results. Too often, participants cut corners because they feel that they \u201cdon\u2019t have enough time\u201d to avoid the pitfalls described above. Often, a little longer time to get the decision right \u2013 engage the stakeholders, understand the real issue, and develop fresh options &#8212; will yield quicker implementation. People will share ownership, learning, and solutions. They will be a stronger learning organization to tackle the challenges ahead. They will be more effective implementers.<\/p>\n<p>Great decisions make people and their organizations great. Erase these assumptions and you\u2019re on your way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leaders face tough decisions every day. Great leaders make decisions every day. 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