Sharpening your decision making skills
One component of time management programs is one’s ability to make a decision. Decision making can be hard because it leads to a series of consequences and after-effects. It can either lead to the good of all or can cause dissatisfaction. However, decision making is an important part of time management skills and we need to work on it if we want to take control of our time and our life.
* In decision making, you need to identify the purpose of your decision. You need to know what problem needs to be solved and why it should be solved.
* You need to gather information and facts regarding the matter at hand. You need to know the factors that are involved in the problem.
* Before giving out any solution, you need to know the standards and criteria that the solution should meet. There may be limitations and rules to be considered before coming up with the solution.
* You can’t come up with just one solution but instead, you need to come up with a list of ideas or possible solutions.
* Weigh each solution to determine its advantages and disadvantages. Once you have carefully gone through the pros and cons of each, determine which solution is best.
* Put your chosen solution in action and execute your plan.
* Evaluate the outcome of the solution and see if it has helped improve productivity and the company in general. You also need to take notes of the things that can be improved or avoided for future reference.
We can’t have all day to make decisions because that’s a complete set back on time management. However, we also can’t risk making the wrong one. The best time management techniques suggest that in decision making, you need to keep your eye on the goal and sometimes, you need to heed your intuition without disregarding the facts.
