Skills for Career Success

SKILL 42

Make Key Decisions

Your ability to be decisive is one of the skills organizations look for in employees they want to promote. But it is not just whether you can make fast decisions; it is whether you can make wise decisions. That means doing the preparation before making the decision, such as using a methodical decision-making process, gathering data that informs the decision, involving everyone who needs to contribute ideas, and being able to sell your idea backed with solid data and a rationale that others can buy. Although speed is usually important, it is critical that you are not hasty, but that you know when you have enough information ...