How to Make a Complete Decision

How to Make a Complete Decision

To have a decision that will be implemented as desired, we need a complete decision. A complete decision is one that answers the five questions that it is imperative to ask.  

 

The imperatives are: why, what, how, who, and by when.  

 

Leaving one or more imperatives out confuses delegation and the predicting of implementation.  Take leaving out the by when imperative. Type (E) leadership style wants it be done yesterday; Usually upset that it has not been done yet, whatever is his or her pet project of the moment. The ( P ) type wants it now. The (A) type, preoccupied with details, believes it will take at least a year to get it done.(1)  

 

Since the by when imperative has not been finalized, each style has his or her own expectation of when the task should be accomplished which can be a source of friction and conflict ......

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