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.
Colin Thomas
All of my decision-making skills come from my sole focus on my students. I’m always asking the questions, “what will give my students the opportunity” and “what’s in the best interest for my students”? Being able to effectively run a theatre program and create engaging lessons that give students the freedom to be creative is both exciting and important in a variety of ways. Read more>>
Andres Felipe Acosta
Life is a constant path of decisions, we all are decision-makers, the skill is already there (as many others) to be developed. Nowadays when I find myself taking decisions, it is based on what I frame as an addition of intuition with a sense to pursue ideas and actions of change, improvement using observation, listening, analysis and mediation as tools. Read more>>
Nino Galloway
Overall, my decision-making skills have been shaped by a combination of research, trial and error, and auditing my progress. By continuously seeking knowledge, learning from experience, and reflecting on my decisions, I have been able to develop a strong foundation for making informed and effective choices in all aspects of my life. Read more>>
Paul Mitchell
My decisiveness comes more out of a history of inefficiency and unsustainable solutions than being an inherited trait. I have learned far more from my mistakes than my successes. I began documenting the processes and reasoning behind how I arrived at professional and personal decisions over the last few years, using the data as a tool to see how they affected the result. Read more>>
