What is Decision Making (DM)
•DM is the cognitive process
leading to the selection of a
course of action among
alternatives.
•It begin when we need to do
something, but do not know
what.
WHO IS AN
EFFECTIVE
LEADER
6 Cs of DECISION MAKING
• CONSTRUCT
• COLLECT
• COMPILE
• COMPARE
• CONSIDER
• COMMIT
CONSTRUCT
COLLECT
COMPILE
RESOURCES
SIMILAR
PROJECTS
HISTORICAL
DATA
DATA ON
TIME LINES
COMPARE
CONSIDER
COMMIT
HOW TO IMPROVE DECISION MAKING
IMPROVE
PERCEPTION
OF
SUBJECTIVE
CONTOURS
IMPROVE
PERCEPTION OF
OBJECT (FIGURE)
& SURFACE
(BACKGROUND)
IMPROVE
PERCEPTION OF
OBJECT
(FIGURE) &
SURFACE
(BACKGROUND)
IMPROVE
PERCEPTION OF
OBJECT (FIGURE)
& SURFACE
(BACKGROUND)
Develop
your
intuition
DEVELOP
INTUITION
KINDLE
YOUR
CREATIVITY
DREAMS
NOT WHICH COME TO YOU
WHEN YOU SLEEP
THINGS THAT DOES NOT LET
YOU SLEEP
EFFECTIVE & BAD DECISIONS
WHAT IS
AN
EFFECTIVE
DECISION
NOT NECESSARILY A PERFECT
DECISION
IT SHOULD BE THE BEST DECISION
AFTER CONSIDERING ALL
IT NEED NOT BE EFFECTIVE IN THE
SENSE OF INTENSION
IT SHOULD BE EFFECTIVE IN THE
SENSE OF OUTCOME
WHO IS AN EFFECTIVE
THINKER
• SKILL OF ANALYSING, SYNTHESISING, VALUING
• ABLE TO THINK IT THROUGH
• USES DEPTH OF MIND
• RECEPTIVE TO INTUITION
• IMAGINATIVE
• OPEN TO NEW IDEAS
• ABLE TO LINK HIS MIND WITH OTHERS
BAD
DECISIONS
HASTY – WITHOUT MUCH THOUGHT
NARROW – MADE FROM LIMITED INFO
SCATTERED – DISORGANISED / DISCONNECTED
FUZZY – LACKING CLARITY
CRAVING FOR UNANIMOUS APPROVAL
NO BALANCE IN IMAGINATION VS SCINTIFIC
APPROACH
AIDS TO QUICK DECISION MAKING
QUICK DECISION MAKING
• IGNORE YOUR EMOTIONS AND USE A FORMULA INSTEAD
• KNOW WHEN TO STOP RESEARCH AND COMMIT TO A DECISION
• DELIGATE DECISION TO THE APPROPRIATE PARTY
• USE YOUR INTUITION ONLY IF YOU ARE
• YOU ARE IN PREDICTABLE ENVIRONMENT
• AN EXPERT
• LIKELY TO GET AN INSTANT D=FEEDBACK ON YOUR DECISION
CONCLUSION
3 TRUTHS
UNAVIODABLE
ABOUT
DECISION
MAKING
EVERY DECISION IS A TRADEOFF –
OPPORTUNITY COST – HAVING
EVERYTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE
ONE WILL SOMETIMES BE
WRONG. PERFECTIONISM IS THE
ROOT CAUSE OF INDECISION
BAD RESULTS DO NOT
NECESSARILY DENOTE BAD
DECISIONS
QUESTIONS ???

Effective decision making skills