What Stops You Making Decisions At Work & What To Do About It

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What stops you making decisions at work? Work decisions can have big consequences, big impacts or are very public, making deciding on what to do harder.
I share 7 common reasons for not making a decision at work, and 3 practical ways to overcome decision paralysis at work. Improving your decision making skills today.
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There are loads of reasons that stop you making decisions at work. Fear of failure is a major reason for struggling to make a decision at work. As we progress our careers, the impact of our decisions become more and more public. Embarrassment, consequences, reputations, job security … stops you making decisions.
When you have confidence decisions are made a lot more easily. When you are struggling to make a decision at work break down the decision into smaller parts and make lots of smaller decisions.
Lack of information is a reason many end up struggling to make a decision. Rarely do decisions makers have all the information than want. Another challenge is focusing on making the right decision. In business there is rarely a binary decision or a right or wrong decision. For how to make decisions focus more on the best outcome rather than right or wrong.
Worrying about what others think stop you making decisions. You cannot please everyone and at work, putting the business and team before individuals when struggling to make decisions is sensible.
For how to make decisions at work reference the company direction and strategy. The more aligned your decisions to wider goals, the easier they are to make. Lack of direction makes it a lot hard for employees to make decisions.
For how to make tough decisions, think about which options will make the company and team better off compared to the other options. This mindset is very useful how to make decisions at work.
Those that make decisions quickly and decisively are very good at reframing and changing their perspective. This helps them overcome their fears and mentally move themselves forward to make a decision. You can use exactly the same techniques to make decisions quickly and decisively
If you have any questions on “What Stops You Making Decisions At Work & What To Do About It”, please email me at [e-mail] and I will get back to you.
Jess Coles

Enhance.training

Rozdziały

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. 7 reasons for not making a decision and what signs to look for (00:01:52)

3. A brilliant way to approach tough decisions at work (00:05:42)

4. 3 practical ways to help you make a decision now (00:06:47)

5. In Summary (00:09:12)