Decision making is at the core of every leader's job. This activity is important because it focuses on the four key steps that a decision maker should strive to implement, to the greatest extent possible, when making a decision. The goal of this exercise is to challenge your knowledge of the four steps in rational decision making.
Write items into appropriate category after reading their description.
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4
Definitions Examples
Think Generate
Implement Right
Evaluate Exceed
Identify Feel
Solve
Inhibit
Time
Work
Think - Think up alternative solutions
Implement - Implement and evaluate the solution
Evaluate - Evaluate alternatives and select a solution
Identify - Identify the problem or opportunity
Generate - Use techniques like brainstorming to generate alternative solutions to solving your current problems
Right - Decide whether a solution you've generated is the right thing to do, In other words, is this an ethical solution to a problem?
Exceed - Search for possibilities to exceed goals. This requires looking past the barrage of daily problems and figuring out what you can do better than expected.
Feel - Consider how those affected by your solution will feel about any changes, and give them the necessary latitude.
Solve - Think creatively about what you can do to solve problems you've identified
Inhibit - Look for difficulties that inhibit goal acheivement. these things include things like high staff turnover, competitor innovations, and sales shortfalls
Time - Take time to carefully plan out your chosen solution
Work - Evaluate a solution based on whether it's actually feasible. Do you have the time, resources, etc. to make this work?