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Make Smarter Decisions: A Framework for Becoming a Better Decision Maker
98% managers fail to apply best practices when making decisions, according to research by Forbes.
Other research has shown that implementing decision-making best practices can increase the number of good business decisions sixfold - and cut failure rates in half.
Fortunately, the skills required to make better decision can be acquired, learned practiced and perfected.
Inside this Blueprint you'll discover a unique, systematic approach to decision-making that include elements of best-practices that will help any manager improve their skills, plus:
- What makes a good decision maker
- The biggest enemy of decision making and how to overcome it
- Why we’re naturally indecisive
- 5-step model process for making decisions
- The difference between decision making, problem solving and critical thinking
Becoming A Decisive Manager: Why It Is So Difficult
- 5 attributes of great decision makers (pg. 7)
- The solution to "shoot from the hip" decision making (pg. 7)
- What high-wire trapeze artists can teach us about decision making (pg. 8)
- The single most important element of decision making (Pg. 8)
- 3 critical things to do when a decision you've made turns out wrong (pg. 9)
- Overcoming "paralysis by analysis"
- A 5-step model process for making decisions – regardless of experience level (pg. 10)
The ResourcefulManager Framework For Decision Making
- 3 foundational skills for making better decisions (pg. 12)
- The single most important skill when it comes to decision making (pg. 12)
- Why 'done' is better than perfection (pg. 15)
- How to make decisions based on incomplete – or insufficient – information (pg. 16)
- The best way to consider and weigh various options – backed by research (pg. 16)
- The three most overlooked and underestimated areas of risk assessment (pg. 19)
- Dynamic 3-part frameworks to tackle 5 types of decisions (pg. 20)
- 5 rules for making better decisions – designed by experts (pg. 27)
- #1 way to avoid indecision and waffling (pg. 27)
- What tennis champion rivals, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal can teach us about decision making (pg. 28)
13 Reasons People Make Bad Decisions
- #1 – Emotions
- #5 – Failure to assess consequences
- #8 – Failure to prep 'Plan B'
- #9 – Refusal to course correct
