Your gathering style may impact your decisions. The way information is gathered can impact the decisions that need to be made. It is not just the information that you end up with that matters. It may also be the way it was brought together. Some may allow quantity overshadows quality. They think that more information [...]
Bear with me as I develop my hypothesis… Over the course of human history we gradually moved from nomadic tribes of people who moved around because their food sources changed into stayed put and nurtured food at stationary location. We moved from hunters who followed the migrational movement of animals or the seasonal changes in [...]
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This entry is part 8 of 9 in the series Decision MakingCognition is our ability to think. It is the actual process of thinking. It includes gathering data, mentally weighing and measuring options, thinking through possible outcomes and coming to conclusions. Cognitive closure is the end of that process. My wife is a teacher and [...]
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This entry is part 7 of 9 in the series Decision MakingBad Call! It may be in your favorite sporting event that this accusation is made. You yell it at the Umpire in baseball, the Referee in US football, or maybe the local official of your child’s chosen sporting event. We are all subject to [...]
This entry is part 6 of 9 in the series Decision MakingMaking the Call (Selecting the best option) You have gathered information and sifted through the piles of reports, documents, input from people and management perspectives. Now you are ready to make the decision. Don’t hesitate Making decisive choices is critical to getting things done [...]
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