Next Giant Leap

In this final installment of our series on decision making, we’ll reflect on practical suggestions for improving our effectiveness in decision making. Recall in the beginning of this series, I suggested the myth in decision making is that a problem, crisis or opportunity can in fact be resolved with a well-timed decision when, in truth, problems are rarely solved and instead merely contained. As leaders attempt to navigate the endless streams of choices that come their way, decisions serve as temporary anchors that provide a momentary respite to catch our breath, gather our bearings and ready ourselves to navigate the next wave of decisions. To aid in this navigation, we would do well to consider three helpful anchors: operating at the edge of chaos, learning to ask questions and listen to the answers, and deflating our egos.