Decision Making Styles
Which way do I go?
How do I get there from here? I
am sure that we all have asked ourselves these questions. It is easy and almost instantaneous to
routine decisions but the complex decisions always offer a challenge. When I was a child, I received a Magic 8 Ball
one Christmas. I would ask it questions
such as, “Does Betty like me?”, “Will mom let me go skating?”, “Will I be a
doctor when I grow up?”. This took away
the decision making process for me.
According to Wikipedia, the Magic 8-Ball has a
twenty-sided die that provides twenty possible answers to the question
asked. The twenty answers are: It is certain; It is decidedly so; Without a
doubt, yes; Definitely; You may rely on it; As I see it, yes; Most likely;
Outlook good; Yes; Signs point to yes; Reply hazy try again; Ask again later;
Better not tell you now; Cannot predict now; Concentrate and ask again; Don’t
count on it; My reply is no; My sources say no; Outlook not so good; Very
doubtful. (Wikipedia, 2016)
Well, I never dated Betty, I did get to go skating but I
never became a doctor. So much for the
Magic 8-Ball.
In the blog, I will answer the following questions:
1.
What are a few words that describe
your decision-making style?
2.
What are the opposites of the words
you chose?
3.
Could you see any benefits to making
decision using an approach that is based on either the opposites or somewhere
in-between and what outcomes would you expect to see?
Now that I am a grown man, my
decision making style has changed from trusting the Magic 8-Ball to more
concise and thoughtful. I don’t use
chicken bones or tea leaves. I do ponder
on the more complex decisions. I often
use tools like brain storming, pros and cons and mind mapping.
The opposite words would be lengthy,
vacant and ignore.
In some situations I could see the
opposite word, lengthy as beneficial.
Long pondering is sometimes required to make the correct decision. I cannot not see the opposite words, vacant
and ignore as a viable part of the decision making process.
References
Haddock, R.
(2004). Routine and complex
decision-making. [Infobase: Films on demand]. Retrieved on April 7, 2016
from http://fod.infobase.com.ezproxy.libproxy.db.erau.edu/p_ViewPlaylist.aspx?AssignmentID=7A2UTV
Wikipedia.
(February 22, 2016). Magic 8-Ball. Retrieved on April 7, 2016
from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_8-Ball
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