Better Insights, Better Results
“You cannot reason people out of a position that they did not reason themselves into.” — Ben Goldacre The Law of Influence is a powerful one. If you need to influence or be persuasive, then you need to know the Law of Influence. The Law of Influence is how people who influence without authority improve …
“Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson You can set boundary conditions to make better decisions. Putting decisions into place usually requires compromises along the way or dealing with unforeseen events. If your decision depends on everything going perfectly well, you’re in trouble. If you don’t …
“Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.” — Mahatma Gandhi Do you know how to make better decisions? To make better decisions, develop disagreement rather than consensus. Disagreement provides alternatives and makes you think more deeply about the issue. In fact, if you don’t have disagreement, you’re not ready to make a decision. …
You can improve your decision making by adding criteria and weight. The key is making the criteria explicit. This is effective for personal decision making, and it’s especially effective for group decision making. It works well for personal decision making because it forces you to get clarity on your own criteria. It works well for group decision making because you create a shared set of criteria. When people know what’s valued, it’s easier to understand and weigh in on the decisions.
Peter Drucker outlines 5 elements of an effective decision making process. The key elements of better decision making can help you rationalize problem, set boundaries around the solution, identify the right thing to do, identify the actions, and get feedback.
