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Good decision-making requires the ability to be disruptive.

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When it comes to decision-making, you should veer away from habits, what you have done in the past, what’s comfortable… Etymologically, the word de-cision includes the notion of cutting or severing.



"Choosing means ceaselessly rejecting the person you are for the person you could be. It implies a spirit of adventure." Paul La Cour (Denmark)
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When it comes to decision-making, you should veer away from habits, what you have done in the past, what’s comfortable… Etymologically, the word de-cision includes the notion of cutting or severing.



"Choosing means ceaselessly rejecting the person you are for the person you could be. It implies a spirit of adventure." Paul La Cour (Denmark)

Good decision-making requires remaining open to your surroundings.

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To make healthy decisions, ensure you remain receptive to your environment (including the international environment) at all times and take interest in current events.



“It’s better to toss a question about without making a decision than to make a decision without tossing the question about". Joubert
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To make healthy decisions, ensure you remain receptive to your environment (including the international environment) at all times and take interest in current events.



“It’s better to toss a question about without making a decision than to make a decision without tossing the question about". Joubert

Good decision-making requires thinking globally. 

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Be sure to regularly analyze how new information modifies even the finest of previous decisions and influences the future. Think globally and act locally, while remaining flexible and precise.



"Guess if you can, and choose if you dare". Corneille
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Be sure to regularly analyze how new information modifies even the finest of previous decisions and influences the future. Think globally and act locally, while remaining flexible and precise.



"Guess if you can, and choose if you dare". Corneille

When it comes to making a decision, trust your intuition.

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To avoid impulsive choices, gather all pertinent information, even information that counters your plans. Then use this information to test your intuition.



"Challenge your initial impulses, because they are quite good". Talleyrand
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To avoid impulsive choices, gather all pertinent information, even information that counters your plans. Then use this information to test your intuition.



"Challenge your initial impulses, because they are quite good". Talleyrand

If you want to make a good decision, do not first ask other people what they think.

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Constantly remaining receptive to your environment also means asking other people for their opinions prior to decision-making. But you still preserve the responsibility of the final choice.



"There is an old proverb that says the gladiator should garner advice from the arena". Seneca

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Constantly remaining receptive to your environment also means asking other people for their opinions prior to decision-making. But you still preserve the responsibility of the final choice.



"There is an old proverb that says the gladiator should garner advice from the arena". Seneca

True decision-makers make a minimum of decisions.

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A real decision-maker makes a minimum of decisions, but at the right time and based on the most accurate information possible.

"Decision-making is often the art of being cruel at the right time". H. Becque
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A real decision-maker makes a minimum of decisions, but at the right time and based on the most accurate information possible.

"Decision-making is often the art of being cruel at the right time". H. Becque

Good decision-making requires also taking into account everything that you should not do.

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To make a decision, separate everything you should not do from everything you could do.


"Action is the negation of all possibilities except for one". Herriot
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To make a decision, separate everything you should not do from everything you could do.


"Action is the negation of all possibilities except for one". Herriot

The decision-making process is evolutive, not spontaneous.

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The decision-making process is progressive and can be divided into 7 phases. In order, they are, identify the type of problem you are dealing with, define its true nature, specify what you expect from the solution, establish priorities, adapt the chosen solution to circumstances, have it applied by the right people, and check its effects by getting feedback.


"There is a long road from vague desire to true willingness, from willingness to resolution, from resolution to choice of methods, and from choice of methods to application". Paul de Gondi, cardinal of Retz
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The decision-making process is progressive and can be divided into 7 phases. In order, they are, identify the type of problem you are dealing with, define its true nature, specify what you expect from the solution, establish priorities, adapt the chosen solution to circumstances, have it applied by the right people, and check its effects by getting feedback.


"There is a long road from vague desire to true willingness, from willingness to resolution, from resolution to choice of methods, and from choice of methods to application". Paul de Gondi, cardinal of Retz

Your results

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0 to 2 : Hello! 

Oooops! You feel a little lost and unable to make confident decisions given a short-term context that is unpredictable and chaotic. But if you’re always hesitating, you won’t get very far. Trust your powers of observation, work on your resilience, and include others in decision making. Above all, don’t be afraid. 

 

3 to 5: You’ve got talent 

Your ability to decide seems solid and allows your teams to progress on a daily basis. However, perhaps your management style a bit off the cuff and improvisational. Beware of biases that could  lucid decision-making. Reconnect with your rational side and put your impulsiveness aside. 

 

6 to 8: Wow! 

Your decision-making ability is good and allows you to manage even in a variety of difficult situations. But be careful: there may be a gap between your idea of what to do and what you are actually doing. If so, it would be prudent to doublecheck and close the gap, if necessary. Cognitive bias, lack of anticipation, demobilization of the troops — there are plenty of traps to avoid, so be careful!