How to Make Better Decisions

The standard way leaders make decisions is through hunches, inner hurts, or ego. This leads to workplace cultures that follow the leader’s moods or whims instead of what is best for employees and the organization.

The key to making better decisions is to gather more complete information before you take action. It’s the process of finding out what’s really going on and then moving ahead—the opposite of reacting to events and winging it.

A great way to make better decisions about everything in your organization is to ask your employees open-ended questions and listen to their answers without rebutting or trying to solve anything. Simply listen and gather information which you can then process and make considered choices based on.

The reason I know this approach works is because, throughout the course of my consulting career, I’ve seen how much better organizations run when leaders first ask questions to determine what’s really happening and then make decisions.

Let’s work together to foster a supportive and nurturing workplace culture in your organization.