How to make good decision?-
19-Sep-2020
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Making a good decision requires patience and careful thought.
In the previous column, we talked briefly about decision making and concluded saying that decision making skills can be improved.
Making a good decision requires patience and careful thought.
Here are few steps to make good decision:
- Examine the problem thoroughly from all possible angles.
- Never get satisfied with quick and easy answers.
- Don’t get deceived by the symptoms of the problem (The symptoms would be shortage money. But, the underlying problem could be poor spending habit.
- So work on the problem, not the symptoms)
- Once, you have identified the problem, re-evaluate the situation. Don’t jump to make a decision immediately. Sometimes the best decision may be to do nothing for the time being.
- Next, gather more information about the problem and the possible solution. Seek advice to get help from people who know more about the details of the problem.
- Then, think of alternate decisions and the potential outcome. Be open to options. Avoid jumping into conclusions.
- Test each alternative carefully, to see how it measures up against others.
- Finally, put your decision into action. A good decision means nothing until it is put into action.
To close, what if the decision goes wrong?
Mistakes alone make a good teacher. Use it to the best of your advantage.