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  Every day, managers have to make one key decision or the other to ensure that the organisation runs smoothly. Sometimes they’re lucky enough to be tasked with making decisions that don’t involve lots of risks and follow a laid down structure. In other cases, they have to make decisions that involve higher stakes and less structured choices.
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When a manager succeeds in making decisions that entail the latter, they prove themselves to be competent and reliable. If you’re looking for ways to improve the way you make decisions as a manager, here are 4 steps to follow.

Determine Your Goal

Mixing emotions with professional decisions never lead to anything good. They can either speed up or slow down our decision-making process. When we’re under stress, our rational brain fades into the background, while the rest of our grey matter works overtime to find out how to cope.

Verify All Data

When it comes to data-driven decisions, it’s crucial to ensure that only verifiable data is used. This entails not just data that supports your position but data that also shows flaws in your system. Of course, the data’s quality and veracity should be questioned at all times.
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Be Decisive

While it’s always essential to change decisions when there are compelling decisions, it’s easy to fall into the trap of self-doubt or procrastination. Changing your mind easily can put pressure on your team and lead to a loss of confidence in you.

Consider All Outcomes

Optimism and confidence are qualities that result in successful projects and a happy team. However, being vigilant about loopholes in your strategy will ensure that you’re not taken by surprise when things happen to go wrong. This will allow you to weigh all the pros and cons of the options you’re considering implementing for your strategy. Featured Image Source: Inc. Magazine
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This article was first published on 24th October 2021

samuelokoruwa

My name is Samuel Okoruwa. I am an ardent researcher, reading is life and writing is fun.


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