From the course: Management Essentials
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Choosing and discerning wisely
- Decisions are hard. As a manager, you have to make many decisions every day, for yourself, and for your team. Let's cover my new research about a method of decision-making based on Jesuit discernment principles. First, reflect on a past important work decision. When you think about that decision, consider your process, or how you made that decision. We have found that most of us tend to have a preference for making decisions by emphasizing one or maybe two main approaches. What is your style? Do you usually lead with intuition/emotion, logic/cognition, social support, spirituality. In our research, we found that people who use a variety of approaches to decision-making are generally more satisfied with their decisions than those who rely on only one. Think about these four styles as lenses, as if you were looking at your decision through a kaleidoscope. Each lens gives you a slightly different perspective. For example, my team member Rachel approached me about a decision she was…
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