Quiet Leadership

USING THE SIX STEPS TO HELP SOMEONE MAKE A DECISION

The real dividing line between the things we call work and the things we call leisure is that in leisure, however active we may be, we make our own choices and our own decisions. We feel for the time being that our life is our own.

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We’ve seen how useful the Six Steps can be around solving a problem. They can be just as useful when helping someone make a decision. Let’s explore this with a new case study, and then I will give you other useful questions to use in this arena.

Rebecca was a director of Human Resources at a midsized investment bank. She was having trouble deciding between two hires for a new senior role. The position involved managing the learning programs for hundreds ...