Decision Making - Dilemma

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Manish Bhadauria Project Manager| Cignex Datamatics Pvt. Ltd New Delhi, Delhi, India

Why people are not able to take decisions, I would rather say why people refrain from taking a decision.

Decision making always comes with some changes, a change in how we conduct our personal or professional life. We can see those changes as challenges as well; in fact they indeed are challenges. Someone who is willing to adapt those changes makes a difference. And whoever look them as a threat are in the state of indecisiveness, and resist changing the current state of being.

Interestingly, When these changes are to impact others life, we are in different mode. We have lot of material to discuss, evaluate and suggest pros and cons. However when it is our case, we almost always find a good excuse to avoid or postpone the decision. We take these changes as a risk to our normal or most desirable course of life and we miss the end result which could have changed our life forever.

We all have seen and known people who are successful around us, in our office, society or even at home. They are also living in the similar situations as we are in. They are ahead of us because; they have chosen to make a decision at some point of time in life and seen changes as an opportunity not as a threat.

When we decide something off course we have to put efforts to make it happen. The visualization of rigor of efforts varies with the potential and sizes of future achievements. When we focus more on the future efforts and compare them with our current capabilities it prompts fear of failure. However the fact is all the means to reach goal will be acquired on the way, not at the starting point.

At least I have not seen anyone who had all the required knowledge and resources at the beginning when they had taken decision. All cognition generally comes on the way. At the initial point we only have a commitment and clear visibility of end goal. The stuffing whatsoever in between the two points we receive during the journey. We move fast and slow, we make mistakes, we adjust and re-plan, we struggle but we keep moving towards the goal relentlessly. Believe me, our perseverance help us to connect to every vital things required to meet our objective. It becomes a magical ride from nowhere to somewhere, from no one to someone, from dream to reality.

The essential skill to make decisions, specially a life changing decision is to visualize the aspiration we want to realize, and once we have clear picture then commit to it. This commitment to start journey is probably called coming out of one’s comfort zone. Rest of the necessities required to complete the journey from conception to success will definitely be acquired during the journey only. Do not worry about them. Just visualize as clearly as possible and commit. It works in all walks of life wherever we have to take decisions.

Posted: Apr 3, 2019 9:57 AM

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Abolfazl Yousefi Darestani Manager, Quality and Continuous Improvement| Hörmann-TNR Industrial Doors Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

Perfect. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

Posted: Apr 4, 2019 8:10 AM

Carl Elden-Ford Senior Project Manager ChPP| FIS United Kingdom

Nice post Manish.
Change is inevitable, and it is for us as project managers to own the change through considered but swift decision and subsequent action

Posted: Apr 4, 2019 9:21 AM

Cyril Karr Bulgaria

Apr 03, 2019 3:22 PM

Replying to Manish Bhadauria

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In my opinion it's not the process of decision making which makes it difficult. It is having no alternatives. And even if we have alternatives then it is fear of failure which hinders decision making.

In corporate there are very few leaders who let others participate in decision making and listen to their views. (In fact they are more successful). Most of the time it is one way, and in the absence of alternative it is not a decision making, it is merely following.

If we have authority we should look for all possible alternatives with team and then follow process of evaluation and selection for the best one with team/ in person depends on situations and what is at stake. We have to take full responsibility of outcomes.

If we do not have authority, we should have courage to discuss our alternatives and show confidence to be accountable for outcomes. Generally we give up without showing our view or fail to explain. If we could paint correct picture, people will not be able to ignore for long time.

I request others to participate and share their views/experience. It will help us to learn and master the art of decision making.

Regretfully, but what are saying is coincidental with my experience. Project Director prefers to make decision at the lunch with his friend, another Director. And project members are the last one to learn about that decision. An of course none of the members have courage to talk about any facets of decision making:alternatives, outcomes,objectives etc etc. No surprise at all.

Posted: Apr 4, 2019 5:09 PM

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