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7 STEPS TO EFFECTIVE
DECISION MAKING
Decision making is the process of making choices
by identifying a decision, gathering information,
and assessing alternative resolutions
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This approach increases the
chances that you will choose the most satisfying
alternative possible
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Try to
clearly define the nature of the decision you must
make
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Step 2: Gather relevant information
Collect some pertinent information before you make
your decision: what information is needed, the best
sources of information, and how to get it
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” Some
information is internal: you’ll seek it through a process
of self-assessment
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Step 3: Identify the alternatives
As you collect information, you will probably identify
several possible paths of action, or alternatives
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In this step,
you will list all possible and desirable alternatives
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Step 4: Weigh the evidence
Draw on your information and emotions to imagine
what it would be like if you carried out each of the
alternatives to the end
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As you go through this
difficult internal process, you’ll begin to favor certain
alternatives: those that seem to have a higher
potential for reaching your goal
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Step 5: Choose among alternatives
Once you have weighed all the evidence, you are
ready to select the alternative that seems to be the
best one for you
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Your choice in Step 5 may very likely be
the same or similar to the alternative you placed at
the top of your list at the end of Step 4
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Step 7: Review your decision & its consequences
In this final step, consider the results of your decision
and evaluate whether or not it has resolved the need
you identified in Step 1
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For
example, you might want to gather more detailed or
somewhat different information or explore additional
alternatives