Making Effective Decisions
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The ability to make a decision and stick to
it is the cornerstone of good leadership skills..
Decision making is an on-going process in every business; large or
small. Having critical thinking skills allows one to ascertain the
problem and come up with a solution that is beneficial to the
company and its employees.
Managers have to make decisions every day, and the process used in
making a decision is important to their bottom line. The inability
to define one’s position in any given situation can ultimately
affect not only the company, but the manager as well. Looked upon as
an indecisive leader, a manager’s failure to make a decision can
cause chaos among employees, and interrupt the overall production
and efficiency of the staff. Conversely, a manager who not only has
common sense, but has the ability to act quickly in any given
situation is viewed more favorably among the employees.
Decision making does not allow for second guessing. A manager must
make the determination based on the facts presented, and proceed
with a quick and professional judgment. So too, a manager cannot
make a decision and then subsequently change that decision because
of how he or she may be perceived. A good manager has to keep
somewhat of a distance from his or her employees so that the
decision making process is not skewed or looked upon as favoritism.
Moreover, a manager has to maintain fairness when making decisions.
It has to be unbiased and appropriate to the situation. Arbitrarily
making decisions based on hearsay or unsolicited information is
unprofessional, and shows a lack of trust and confidence - not only
in themselves but in their work force as well.
While one can acquire good leadership skills, it takes an innate
sense within one’s own character to be able to make decisions
unencumbered by any one person or situation. Employees look to
managers to make competent decisions which have a positive effect on
the company. Without these decision making skills, one’s leadership
can be called into question.
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