Decision Making Lesson Review

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1 Decision Making Lesson Review (This review is meant to help you take notes. Spaces are available for you to write down your own notes and answers. If you do not have enough room, use another piece of paper or the back of the review.) Introductions: In this lesson we will discuss: What is good decision making? What are the different styles of decision making? What can influence a decision? What are the different kinds of decisions? What is the decision making process? How can I make sure the decision is followed through? Stop and Think: Think of a decision you have made, either good or bad. What were some of the consequences? What did you learn from the decision you made? Warm Up: Main parts of decision making to consider: Will you have to make decisions very quickly. Will you have to make decisions that could impact the cost of a project. Will you have to make a decision that affects others.

2 Will there be a lot of pressure to make good decisions. Things to consider when making decisions at work: The input of our bosses/supervisors. The official policies of the company/organization. How the decision would impact the customer. How much time we have. How much the decision could cost financially. Our own ethics and what we ethically support or do not support. Stop and Think: Think about a decision you have recently made, or will need to make in the near future. Write out a list of the pros and the cons. Would this have made, or will it make, the decision easier? Decision Making Style: Planned Decision Making Spontaneous Decision Making Fearful Decision Making Stop and Think: What kind of decision maker are you? Did you know this already, or were you surprised? How will knowing what kind of a decision maker you are help you in the future? Influences on Decisions: Factors that can influence our decisions: Information we get from media.

3 Advice from people we trust. Knowledge from previous experiences. Morals and values. Types of media that can influence decisions: People that can influence decisions include: Other influences include: Stop and Think: Can you think of a time when one of the influences we just discussed affected one of your decisions? Was the influence good or bad? Considerations:

4 1. The unknown 2. Many choices Proactive decisions planning for the future Reactive decisions happen in the moment Stop and Think: Do you tend to make proactive or reactive decisions? Do you think that being more proactive could help you to reduce stress? The Decision Making Process: The decision making process includes these main steps: 1. Define the Decision

5 What is the decision Debbie needs to make? 2. Identify alternatives What are Debbie s alternatives? 3. Evaluate alternatives Select factors that are important. Gather information. Develop a way to rate your choices based. What does Debbie need to evaluate? 4. Make a decision To organize all of the information, Debbie put it into a chart.

6 Stop and Think: Think about a time when you have had to make a difficult decision. Did you use a process? If not, do you think it would have helped to make the decision easier? Final Steps: The four questions to consider when forming an action plan: What needs to be done? Who is going to do it? What resources are needed to get it done? What is the evidence that the task is complete? Stop and Think: Think of a decision you have recently made, either big or small. Did you follow through with the decision? Take a minute now to evaluate the decision. Would you make the same decision again?

7 Video Review: (Videos on Decision Making by Jeff Bezos) Notes on Videos: (Some vocabulary you may need to know) Inertia - effort, motion, or action. Dogma - established opinion or belief. Wilt - lose strength or become limp. Conviction - fixed or firm belief. Swashbuckling adventurous, or like a daredevil. Relentless not giving up. Cynic a bitter person. Hazard to offer with the possibility of being wrong or not agreed with. Prediction guess about the future. In the end we are our. Additional Notes: