Decision making can be stressful and anxiety inducing, but the ability to make decisions quickly is often what separates the most effective leaders from others. We connected with some of the best and brightest do-ers we know and asked them how they developed their decision-making skills.
Gerry Mujica
When I started my accounting business back in 2004, I had to learn decision-making skills quickly and I believe that is why my business has been a success for over 20 years. I am still learning, but in the beginning, I can attribute this technique to a few things. I can say, once I established a clear vision of my goals, it was easier to make a decision. Read more>>
Christine Fonner
Reflecting on the way my generation of women were raised, we grew up people-pleasing and not wanting to make too many waves. This was the era of sexualizing young women my age (Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Winona Ryder, etc) and then completely tearing them down in public until they had mental breakdowns (flashback to Britney shaving off all of her hair). Read more>>
Lisa Rehurek
I am a relatively quick decision maker in all aspects of my life. If I don’t make a quick decision, it’s because I am missing some information of some sort. First, I rely pretty heavily on my intuition. I get intuitive hits about decisions that need to be made, and I trust that guidance. I had to learn to listen to it, and to trust it, but once I did, it made my decision-making so much easier. Read more>>
Andrea Lavigne
I developed my decision-making skills by consistently analyzing past projects to understand the impact of my choices and by staying informed about the latest trends and consumer behaviors in interior design. This reflective practice, combined with my dedication to continuous learning through business books and industry research, has honed my ability to make strategic decisions that benefit my clients and my business. Read more>>
Lori Carroll
From a very young age in life I started losing family members. Having such a distinct sense of mortality and how quickly everything can be gone I never developed an anxiety-based fear response. I may have fears, but ultimately, I just don’t pay attention to them. You aren’t guaranteed tomorrow, next week or next year. But also, you aren’t guaranteed your time with someone else tomorrow, next week or next year. Read more>>
Elysabeth Lamoureux
During Covid I think it became abundantly clear to me that I did not want to be a bedside forever. Then I needed something else in life that got me out of the hospital system and out of this community full-time. I truly enjoy my job for the most part, but there’s always those days and those systems and those people that push you in a way that’s unhealthy. Read more>>
Anna Lisa Lukes, JD/MBA
At The Lukes Network, we align our work with our purpose, and our business decisions equally promote the Triple Bottom Line of People, Profit, and Planet. As a family-owned small business, we created TLN for positive impact – on our business partners’ profit bottom line and also on our community and the environment. We are a full-service and vertically integrated strategy, fundraising, marketing, outreach, and government relations firm, and we have been blessed to partner with for-profit, non-profit, and government entities whose values align with ours. Read more>>
