Decision Making is a key strategic competency that all professionals should have. Unfortunately, it is not often identified as such and very little training is provided. It is often assumed that by the time you get to a certain level, you are a good decision maker. But there…
This morning I saw this checklist in HBR’s Management Tip of the Day and I thought it was worth sharing. It is “A Checklist to Help You Make Better Decisions Faster”: Write down five company goals that will be impacted by the decision. This helps you avoid…
I was recently listening to Shankar Vedantam, the social science correspondent on NPR, discuss why collaboration becomes almost impossible when you have senior leaders in the same room. This should come as no surprise to those that study this kind of stuff. For example, you have probably heard…
Before I get started, let me wish everyone a very happy, healthy and safe 2016. Now is the time to come up with your New Year’s resolutions. Last month I ranted that MSP does not mean “Hand over the Keys” so consider this: resolve to “repair” any Managed…
A few weeks ago, the famous Washington Post White House author, Bob Woodward wrote an article entitled “Military thwarted president seeking choice in Afghanistan” which was all about the critical nature of decision making. What greater decision can there be then deciding the fate of tens of thousands of young U.S. men and women as they are sent into war-torn Afghanistan? The article chronicles the process that President Barrack Obama undertook in finally deciding to send 30,000 additional troops as opposed to the 40,000 (which came highly recommended by his military leaders) in December 2009.
