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You probably have a default decision-making style that feels most comfortable.

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But you may be better served having different decision-making styles, just as a Swiss Army knife has various blades.

Which decision-making style you chose to use, and with which stakeholders, should not (just) be determined by your innate preference.

RECOMMENDED READING

WHAT IS YOUR SOLUTION? There are more ways of making decisions than whatever style feels natural. Instead of defaulting to their preference, managers should choose the style that best matches the decision at hand. By evaluating the impact and reversibility of a decision, managers can select the decision-making style that will serve them best in a given situation.

WHO HAS THE D?: HOW CLEAR DECISION ROLES ENHANCE ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE By Paul Rogers and Marcia Blenko (Harvard Business Review, January 2006) THE ROLE OF THE SITUATION IN LEADERSHIP By Victor Vroom and Arthur Jago (American Psychologist, 2007)

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