This 6 step decision making framework will turn you into the anti-micromanager, empowering your team to make their own decisions without you needing to be involved.
As a Leader, here is why I shouldn’t be making any decisions:
The Leader is not the closest person to the problem. The team are. So even with all the data and the best intentions, they can’t make the best final call.
If a Leader makes the decision and it turns out to be a WRONG one, you’re stealing a learning opportunity from your team
If the Leader makes the decision and it turns out RIGHT and incredibly successful, they’re taking away all empowerment and glory that comes with that success
Whoever makes the decision will have the most accountability, ownership and passion to push it through to execution/completion and make it a success. You want this to be the team, not you.
Build a team full of empowered decision makers. Leading the way in their specialism & making lots of decisions every day that keep your business moving forward.
Here’s the 6 stage framework Leaders SHOULD go through when their team expect them to make a decision, to encourage accountability, and build a high performing team. The rest of this article will cover:
How to hand the decision back
The 3 challenging questions you can use to give your team accountability over their decision
The common types of bias, how they are impacting your team and what to do about it
How to use your past mistakes to make sure your team have considered every angle
Love over Fear
Ensuring a decision is made
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3 сен 2023
