#effectiveness #executive #decision-making [[Effective decisions should be strategic & made at the highest conceptual level of understanding]] ## The Decision-Making Process / Elements 1. [[Treat the problem as generic and solve it through a decision which established a rule or principle]] 2. [[Effective decisions define the boundary conditions clearly|Define the boundary conditions]] 3. [[What is right over what is acceptable]] 4. Convert the decision into action -- [[The action to carry it out must be built into the decision itself]] 5. [[Feedback is essential to check reality against expectation of a decision]] ## Points of notices - [[The right decision demands adequate disagreement]] - [[Weigh the cost and gain of action against the risk of inaction before decision-making]] - [[Courage & opportunity over judgement]] [[Everyone is becoming a decision-maker]]