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60-Second Leadership Tip: Decision-Making

Contributed by Mette Johansson April 11, 2017
60-Second Leadership Tip: Decision-Making

Did you know that making a decision is statistically better than not making a decision?

Whatever the decision, on average inactivity is the worst alternative. It’s because we’re very likely to make it work – whatever we decide. Things typically start falling into place when we work toward a specific outcome.

Gather the information that allows you to make a decent decision (yes, do listen to others!) whilst avoiding procrastinating, over-thinking, analysis paralysis, and the thirst for having perfect and complete information at hand. If you’re guilty of any of the above, then one leadership tip to consider is imposing a deadline on your decision-making. Simply pull together all the self-discipline you have, and tell yourself to decide within two minutes.

Still not sure after two minutes? Leave it alone for a while. Sleep on it. Our brain uses the night to store all input from the day in the right boxes. This is why it actually works to “sleep on it”.

However, next time you’re faced with alternative choices, do go back to your self-imposed two-minute decision-making deadline. Too much time is wasted dwelling on decisions in the corporate world.

 

Powering success, happiness, and work-life balance.

Related Posts:
1. 60-Second Leadership Tip #2: Empower With Accountability
2. 60-Second Leadership Tip #3: Whom Have You Thanked At The Office Lately?

This post was first published on MetaMind Training blog and has been reposted on Connected Women with the permission of the author.

Edited by: Michelle Sarthou
Image credit: Shutterstock

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Mette Johansson

For two decades, Mette held various leadership positions within the field of Corporate Communications in multinational companies. In 2013, she decided to make a pivotal change to her life, quit her safe job in the corporate world and founded two separate businesses – in the area of investment consultancy as well as in corporate training. The values that link the two businesses are supporting growth – growth in personal development and growth in wealth.

Mette has lived, studied and worked in 11 different countries and feels very much at home in Singapore’s multicultural society.

As a business coach, she is passionate about helping others succeed in their chosen careers. She believes that the key to success is focusing on small changes that lead to big results. She is a strong believer in and walks the talk about continuous learning and the self-improvement process.

As the author of the book “How to Make Yourself Promotable”, she talks about working on the basics to make that promotion you’re yearning for happen faster. It’s targeted especially for people who have already settled into their jobs and know they want more in corporate life.

In addition to training professionals, Mette dedicates part of her time and profits to charity. She is deeply involved in providing young generations in lesser-developed countries the soft skills needed to succeed in life as well as education.

Today, Mette Johansson invites corporations and individuals alike to proliferate Authentic Leadership with the 7-step process to “Unmask The Leader Within™”. This 7-step journey has the power to transform entire organisations, unleashing true leadership potential through value-based management, embracing visions, values and purposes, and promoting human leadership principles.

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