3 Specific Steps for More Effective Decision-Making
At the onset of the pandemic, many leadership teams quickly came together to make urgent, important decisions. They had no choice.
As time has gone on, the strategic impact and level of difficulty of these decisions have increased. I am finding there is a key challenge in the teams I work with...how to ensure they are making the right decisions that will be successfully executed.
To help these teams, I developed 3 specific steps they were able to take immediately to start making more effective decisions.
Who needs to be included in the decision making process? How critical is the quality of the decision? How urgent is the decision? The
Vroom-Yetton Decision Model provides a powerful continuum of decision options for addressing these key issues.
In a
prior newsletter, I outlined my "Wisdom of the Crowds" approach to ensuring every member of the group is given equal voice, without any one person dominating. For decisions that are truly challenging and strategic with long-term implications, I recommend teams use my "3 Stage Decision Making Process".
Once you have diverged to consider several options, you need to have a clear and effective process for vetting those options and converging on a decision that all participants will support and fully execute.
Let's set up a complimentary call to discuss your team's unique needs. Want to learn more right away? Click the image of my book below for Chapter 12, The Firefly Effect (Wiley) or visit my blog for more decision-related content by clicking here.
Kimberly
