Deciding whom to Involve in a Decision

Whom to involve, and how, is your very first decision as a decision maker. The number of people you can involve ranges from none, when you make a decision single-handedly, to all, when you lead a whole team searching for consensus.

DK Involve as many people as you need in making a decision.

Points to remember

  • Superiors and subordinates alike enjoy expressing their views.
  • People implement decisions more willingly when they have participated in them.
  • Collective decisions need not be slow decisions.
  • The role of superiors should be clarified before the decision-making process is started.

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