Are most of the decisions you make a failure or success?
Test Your Skills
We make decisions every day. Normally, simple decisions require a fairly straightforward decision making process. However, more complex decisions usually require more effort to properly deal with the associated challenges; such as uncertainty, risk, alternatives, and consequences.
Making decisions can be very stressful, due to the possibility of conflict and unwanted outcomes. Being aware of your and your teams’ strengths and weaknesses helps alleviate tension and empowers you in taking decisive and intelligent action.
How competent are you in your decision-making skills? Are your skills as sharp as they could be? Here are some True or False questions you can answer to help you decide on where your decision making skills stand.
1. Prior to making decisions I
ensure that I have established
clear objectives that identify the
desired outcome.
2. I am not afraid to make crucial
distinctions such as: “Is this
decision efficient and effective?”
3. When a group decision is
required, I know where to find
the appropriate stakeholders
and how to approach them to
ensure they are represented
accurately.
4. I make every effort to create a
supportive environment in which
debate, discussion, and scrutiny
of potential decisions can occur.
5. The overall objective is to make
the best decision for the
situation; the goal is not to
compete with colleagues or find
the “perfect” answer.
6. Built into my decision-making
process is the awareness and
acceptance that the unforeseen
will occur, and I have taken that
into account without
unnecessarily holding up the
process.
7. I think in terms of responding
rather than reacting. That
approach will help to circumvent
any problems that current
decisions may create in the
future.
8. I am aware of my bigger purpose
and use that insight to determine
if the decisions I make reflect
that purpose.
9. When decisions lead to
unexpected or undesired
outcomes, instead of
criticizing, I ask, “What have I
learned from this experience and
how can I improve?”
10. Before making a decision I ask,
“Is this choice in alignment with
my values? Is this me?”
11. I make the distinction between
decisions based on inner
perception vs. impulse.
12. When I make a decision based
on a “gut feeling,” it comes not
only from a feeling, but from
my entire core of inner wisdom,
experience and knowledge.
13. I want my life filled with
people, circumstances, and
objects that reflect the real me,
and my decisions reflect that.
14. I rarely second guess my
instinct, when it feels right I
go with it.
15. Not making a decision is a
decision in itself; and
sometimes the best course of
action is taking no direct action
at all.
16. With every decision comes an
element of risk. Although it can
be difficult to consistently
predict outcomes, I use
intellect as well as emotion to
mitigate that risk.
If you answered true to 10 or more statements, you are a fearless and smart decision maker. If you answered true to less than 10, you may wish to explore your process of decision making.
Would you like to boost your personal and professional development skills to achieve your life ambitions? If so, contact us to schedule a complimentary strategy session.
Visit Professional Life Coach to learn more about me, how I work, and what a life coach does.
We make decisions every day. Normally, simple decisions require a fairly straightforward decision making process. However, more complex decisions usually require more effort to properly deal with the associated challenges; such as uncertainty, risk, alternatives, and consequences.
Making decisions can be very stressful, due to the possibility of conflict and unwanted outcomes. Being aware of your and your teams’ strengths and weaknesses helps alleviate tension and empowers you in taking decisive and intelligent action.
How competent are you in your decision-making skills? Are your skills as sharp as they could be? Here are some True or False questions you can answer to help you decide on where your decision making skills stand.
Decision Making Skills Questionnaire
1. Prior to making decisions I
ensure that I have established
clear objectives that identify the
desired outcome.
2. I am not afraid to make crucial
distinctions such as: “Is this
decision efficient and effective?”
3. When a group decision is
required, I know where to find
the appropriate stakeholders
and how to approach them to
ensure they are represented
accurately.
4. I make every effort to create a
supportive environment in which
debate, discussion, and scrutiny
of potential decisions can occur.
5. The overall objective is to make
the best decision for the
situation; the goal is not to
compete with colleagues or find
the “perfect” answer.
6. Built into my decision-making
process is the awareness and
acceptance that the unforeseen
will occur, and I have taken that
into account without
unnecessarily holding up the
process.
7. I think in terms of responding
rather than reacting. That
approach will help to circumvent
any problems that current
decisions may create in the
future.
8. I am aware of my bigger purpose
and use that insight to determine
if the decisions I make reflect
that purpose.
9. When decisions lead to
unexpected or undesired
outcomes, instead of
criticizing, I ask, “What have I
learned from this experience and
how can I improve?”
10. Before making a decision I ask,
“Is this choice in alignment with
my values? Is this me?”
11. I make the distinction between
decisions based on inner
perception vs. impulse.
12. When I make a decision based
on a “gut feeling,” it comes not
only from a feeling, but from
my entire core of inner wisdom,
experience and knowledge.
13. I want my life filled with
people, circumstances, and
objects that reflect the real me,
and my decisions reflect that.
14. I rarely second guess my
instinct, when it feels right I
go with it.
15. Not making a decision is a
decision in itself; and
sometimes the best course of
action is taking no direct action
at all.
16. With every decision comes an
element of risk. Although it can
be difficult to consistently
predict outcomes, I use
intellect as well as emotion to
mitigate that risk.
If you answered true to 10 or more statements, you are a fearless and smart decision maker. If you answered true to less than 10, you may wish to explore your process of decision making.
Would you like to boost your personal and professional development skills to achieve your life ambitions? If so, contact us to schedule a complimentary strategy session.
Visit Professional Life Coach to learn more about me, how I work, and what a life coach does.
