Indecisiveness is a killer. It can bring even the most promising projects, relationships, and ventures to a screeching halt. So, we asked some of the brightest minds out there how they developed their decision making skills. We hope their personal stories and practical advice can help you on your journey.
Alexis Williams
Being the oldest of five children, I developed decision-making skills early on because I knew my younger siblings were looking up to me. This responsibility taught me to be thoughtful and intentional in my choices. My grandmother’s advice, “No risk, no reward,” has always guided me to take calculated risks that encourage growth. Read more>>
Yingxiao Ouyang
As a product designer, my decisions involves user needs, feature details and implementation details. These decisions affect users’ experience, affects engineering efforts, and affects business reputation. If product design is like throwing an axe, we cannot guarantee we always hit the target, but we can keep on trying until we increase our success rate. Read more>>
Kiara & Camille
Our decision-making skills are based on our ability to be flexible. We’ve internally branded ourselves as pivot queens and often use the MVP model (minimal viable product). This allows us to balance optimism and creativity with the reality of where we are in our start-up journey. Often the attempt for perfection or comparing our journey to others can lead to decision paralysis. So, as business partners, we also make sure to keep each other accountable and push each other to make decisions through collaborative brainstorming and being supportive soundboards for each other. Read more>>
