Decision Making Approach

In the organizational world, managers are tasked with making decisions all the time. As the manager of my own organization, I will more often than not have to make decisions myself that could either positively or negatively impact me and my surroundings. In the words of Daft and Marcic, "decision making is the process of identifying problems and opportunities and then resolving them." (Daft & Marcic, p. 214) Below, I will state my approach to decision making.

When it comes to making important decisions, I do not rush into one choice right away. Surely easy things such as what I want to eat for lunch can be decided on the spot, but decisions that have a greater impact on me, my future, and those around me are treated with much more thinking. When having to make a decision, I like to be able to find out more than one scenario in dealing with a certain problem. I greatly value the ideas of others, because I believe that there is always someone who knows a little bit more about the topic than yourselves. James Ryan once said in his Harvard Business Review, "We listen just long enough to form a quick opinion, and then we either endorse or oppose what has been said." (Ryan) By opening myself up to the thoughts that other people might have, I am allowing myself to think critically about my choices. By seeking out all of the information about my decision and all of the implications that come with it, I will have a greater understanding about what path to take. Daft and Marcic once said that managers must take accountability for their actions in order to be a great manager, and likewise, once I come to a decision, I will take on full accountability for the repercussions of it. Another factor that defines my decision making process is that once I make a decision, I will stand by it. At the point where I make a decision, I will be firm in my belief in it being the best choice because I will have done numerous evaluations and applied a lot of critical thinking to my choices.

- Sayuz



Sources:
Daft, Richard L. Management. 9th ed., Cengage Learning, 2018.
Ryan, James E. “5 Questions Leaders Should Be Asking All the Time.” Harvard Business Review, 29 Aug. 2017, hbr.org/2017/04/5-questions-leaders-should-be-asking-all-the-time?utm_campaign=hbr&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social.