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Atricle Dump - Taking Decisions - A 5 Point Checklist
I am often asked by aspiring entrepreneurs for tips that are essential to being successful in launching a new commercial venture. Below I have assembled the big 10, something like the 10 Commandments, only for entrepreneurial success. The areas covered below are not negotiable in the process of taking projects. Trying to short-circuit
2. Defining the outcomes of the decision
What are the desired results from the decision? It is best to def
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Decision making is not the ability to take the best guesses and works on strong hunches as some management guru’s make it out. Gut feel and instinctive decision making may sometimes be inspiring and work well but it is best for the professional manager to keep away from this kind of decision making.
How does one take decisions? Here is a five point checklist to take better decisions.
1. Information
Best decisions are of course made with the availability of quality information. Check whether you have all possible information and data available in the area where a decision is required. But don’t take too much time to gather the information. Sometimes it may help if you take timely decisions with all available information rather than procrastinating on the basis of unavailability of complete information.
2. Defining the outcomes of the decision
What are the desired results from the decision? It is best to defi
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Decision making is not the ability to take the best guesses and works on strong hunches as some management guru’s make it out. Gut feel and instinctive decision making may sometimes be inspiring and work well but it is best for the professional manager to keep away from this kind of decision making.
How does one take decisions? Here is a five point checklist to take better decisions.
1. Information
Best decisions are of course made with the availability of quality information. Check whether you have all possible information and data available in the area where a decision is required. But don’t take too much time to gather the information. Sometimes it may help if you take timely decisions with all available information rather than procrastinating on the basis of unavailability of complete information.
2. Defining the outcomes of the decision
What are the desired results from the decision? It is best to def
When starting an IT consulting business, should you already have partnerships established with other companies to provide services that you don’t? The whole problem with running an IT consulting business is that you need to be able to satisfy a lot of needs. However, don’t let that hold you back from getting started.Know Where
How does one take decisions? Here is a five point checklist to take better decisions.
1. Information
Best decisions are of course made with the availability of quality information. Check whether you have all possible information and data available in the area where a decision is required. But don’t take too much time to gather the information. Sometimes it may help if you take timely decisions with all available information rather than procrastinating on the basis of unavailability of complete information.
2. Defining the outcomes of the decision
What are the desired results from the decision? It is best to def
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2. Defining the outcomes of the decision
What are the desired results from the decision? It is best to def
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2. Defining the outcomes of the decision
What are the desired results from the decision? It is best to define the outcomes from the decision making process and take decisions which would best give the desired results.
3. Worst and best case scenario
When in doubt better to arrive at the worst case scenario and prepare for the worst case scenario if things go wrong as a result of your decisions.
4. Seek Counsel
Sometimes when you agonize over the outcomes of the decisions and unable to take a proper decision it is best to seek counsel from more experienced persons in your organization or industry. It may even be helpful sometimes take the counsel of people totally unrelated to situation. It may even be a friend or your spouse. One would be surprised at the creative solutions such people offer.
5. Take the decision even if undecided
Decision making methodologies can be evolved based on the 5 simple tenets outlined above. Time is a key element in the decision process. More opportunities are missed for want of a decision rather than wrong decisions. Keep these factors as a checklist and refer to the
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