Making strategic decisions is a skill learned best by practice.
We can always correct a faulty decision; however, we prefer to make the right decision in the first instance, don’t we?
Here’s a simple checklist I use to help me and my clients make strategic decisions:
- What’s the goal?
- What are the useful relevant facts?
- What’s the timeframe for the execution of the decision?
- Does it reflect our values/ethics/morals?
- Does it reflect our purpose?
- Is it legal?
- What emotions are connected to it, do I need to heed those emotions?
- What are the consequences of a positive or negative outcome?
- When will I deliver the decision?
- Is there a better decision I could make?
What do you think?
Photo courtesy of Nacho Arteaga