You do not have to be the CEO of your company to set a strategy. As a manager, as a team leader, and as an individual contributor—nearly everything you do might benefit from a strategy. In fact, in many employee performance reviews, a failure to adopt strategic thinking is often a roadblock that keeps otherwise qualified candidates from scoring a promotion. Strategic thinking is part...
Decision Making with Multiple Stakeholders
When you have multiple stakeholders, various projects, and competing deadlines, it can sometimes be difficult to prioritize. It can seem impossible to make a good decision that pleases everyone. The good news is, you don’t have to make everyone happy.
Decision Making Skills – Do More With Less
When you were learning how to walk as a child, it was difficult. After your body learned what to do, as your muscles got stronger, and you did it over and over again, it became automatic. Today, you don’t think about putting one foot in...
Is Consensus Decision Making Really Necessary?
I don’t know about your organization, but it seems the word consensus gets thrown around a lot lately when team leaders are talking about team decision making. You’ve probably heard this before — “We need to get consensus on that.” The truth is that very...
Making a Decision in the Age of Data Overload
Without enough information, making a decision can be impossible. Thankfully, today’s technologies allow us to have access to data quickly and easily. However, when you are faced with information overload, making a decision can seem impossible as well.
How to Make a Difficult Decision
There’s no denying that some decisions are easier than others, and some people have more trouble making decisions than others. If you have to make a choice and you’re stuck, here’s a process I like to use:
Anita Bruzzese is a syndicated columnist for Gannett/USA Today on workplace issues and the author of “45 Things You Do That Drive Your Boss Crazy.” She has been on the Today show, and quoted in publications such as O, The Oprah Magazine, Glamour, Self.com and BusinessWeek.com. Her website, 45things.com, is listed on the Forbes top 100 websites for women.
Author and speaker Wendy Komac is a long-time turnaround specialist who has helped save companies by focusing on changing under performers to exceptional workers. She is the author of I Work with Crabby Crappy People, a humorous and highly informative book about achieving happiness and success.
Alexandra Levit’s goal is to help people find meaningful jobs - quickly and simply - and to succeed beyond measure once they get there. Follow her @alevit.
Eva Rykrsmith is an organizational psychology practitioner. Her passion lies in bringing a psychology perspective to the business world, with the mission of creating a high-performance environment. Follow her @EvaRykr.
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Just welcoming your expertise to the blog, Wendy. Given that 80% of change initiatives fail, we can... - alexandralevit:
Hi, R – I have two Homelanders too. I personally believe that the college market is going to... - rwilcox:
An interesting entry, although I disagree with your conclusions about salary. Here’s why: I have a... - RDS:
This is a fantastic list. Another good is 8 ways to keep your boss happy. http://www.inc.com/geoffrey... - Dush Ramachandran:
Thanks Eva. I’m glad you liked the article.
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