How Do You Make A Bad Decision Better?

Last week, I confessed the obvious – I don’t always make the right decision. I also shared some ideas for how we could try to help our boss avoid a bad decision.Certainly, we can’t always prevent a bad decision. This post is about how we can attempt to make a bad decision better.

After the decision is made and hopefully before the consequences are felt, I change my strategy completely. Rather than influence the decision, I attempt to SHAPE the decision. At this point you’re not trying to chang...