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Developing Your Decision
Making AbilityExplain the Suggestion Given in How to Make a Simple Decision
Prepared by:
ASPILI, Alleli A.
LEYRAN, Kristine Joy F.
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Understanding Decision Making
Decision makingcan be regarded as the mentalprocesses resulting in the selection of a course of actionamong several alternatives. Every decision makingprocess produces a final choice. The output can be anaction or an opinion of choice.
Decision makingrefers to making choices amongalternative courses of actionwhich may also includeinaction.
Increasing effectiveness in decision making is animportant part of maximizing your effectiveness at work.
Decision making skills are also a key component of timemanagement skills.
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Almost any decision involves someconflicts or dissatisfaction. The difficultpart is to pick one solution where the
positive outcome can outweigh possiblelosses. Avoiding decisions often seemseasier.
Yet, making your own decisions and
accepting the consequences is the onlyway to stay in control of your time, yoursuccess, and your life.
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Simple decisions usually need a simple decision-
making process. These decisions typically involve
issues like:
Uncertainty - Many facts may not be known.
Complexity - You have to consider many interrelatedfactors.
High-risk consequences - The impact of the decisionmay be significant.
Alternatives - Each has its own set of uncertainties andconsequences.
Interpersonal issues - It can be difficult to predicthow other people will react.
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A significant part of a decision making skill
is in knowing and practicing good decisionmaking techniques. One of the mostpractical decision making techniques canbe summarized in these simple decision
making steps:
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1.Identify the purpose of your
decision.
What is exactly the problem to be solved?
Why it should be solved?
2. Gather information.
What factors does the problem involve?
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3.Identify the principles to
judge the alternatives.
What standards and judgment criteria
should the solution meet?4. Brainstorm and list different
possible choices. Generate ideas for possible solutions.
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5. Evaluate each choice in
terms of its consequences. Use your standards and judgment criteria to determine
the cons and pros of each alternative.
6. Determine the bestalternative.
7.Put the decision into action.
Transform your decision into specific plan of actionsteps.
Execute your plan.
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8.Evaluate the outcome of your
decision and action steps.
What lessons can be learned?
This is an important step for furtherdevelopment of your decision making skillsand judgment.
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In everyday life we often have to makesimple decisions fast, without enough timeto systematically go through the above
action and thinking steps. In suchsituations, the most effective decisionmaking strategy is to keep an eye on yourgoals