What to Do When You Find Decision Making Challenging
Decision making is one of the most important skills a leader needs to possess. A key determinant in how successful you are as a decision maker is your ability to communicate with and influence others. There’s no getting around it that making decisions can be quite challenging – from mounds of data to review, inclusion […]
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Great thoughts Robert. Thrilled you found the post so thought provoking and that you left equally thought provoking comments. I completely agree with all your points to ponder!
Your "Structured Thought Communications Approach" is spot on as long as the executives in charge are A players who have a proven track record of surrounding themselves with people who can do what they can't. A players have a knack for making the decision making process easier because they take the burden from themselves and make it a team process. A strong culture of proven leadership will acquire the influence necessary for the buy-in needed. Employees who trust their leadership, will automatically have faith in any recommendation because of the winning culture. Weather the recommendation/decision succeeds or fails, your team will support you if they love and trust you. A team who is inspired by their culture will volunteer to go in the direction the organization wants to go even after a recommendation/decision ends in failure because they feel that "We're All in it Together" spirit. Using Jack Welch's 20/70/10 plan is the beginning of the great culture most organizations desire but sadly do not have. In every organization they're three types of teams, A player, B players and C players. C players aren't necessarily bad people, they're just not as passionate as your team or your customers need them to be. Jack recommends a regularly scheduled turnover of the C team. This action if done correctly, demonstrates to everyone who is left, that you have heard your team's expectations and have made them a priority. Getting rid of unmotivated employees, leaves you with only motivated employees who are more likely to help you with the rare consensus you've been looking for.
Finally, making meetings a formality is priceless. This is done by having only the right people on the bus, no C players. A leadership team that has made more leaders thanks to their inspiring culture will have a following and this following is the power needed to get things done.
Just a little something to ponder.
Robert E. Wood
www.leadersindisgust.com