{"id":10343,"date":"2012-10-08T12:30:35","date_gmt":"2012-10-08T16:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/news\/?p=10343"},"modified":"2012-10-08T11:29:16","modified_gmt":"2012-10-08T15:29:16","slug":"improve-your-decision-making-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/improve-your-decision-making-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Improve Your Decision-Making Process"},"content":{"rendered":"

Use advice from best-selling authors Chip and Dan Heath in the Inc.com article \u201c4 Tactics to Make Smarter Decisions\u201d to improve your decision-making process and lead to better business outcomes. Recent data shows that poor decision making is rampant in business, but why? The Heaths believe it\u2019s all about the process. One problem the Heaths point to is that people tend to \u201cdraw conclusions from whatever facts are illuminated rather than looking at the problem from other angles.\u201d Here are the Heaths\u2019 suggestions:<\/p>\n

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  1. Widen your options.<\/strong> A Carnegie Mellon study of 168 business decisions found that in only 29% did the decision maker consider more than one option. Obviously considering multiple options increases your chances of success, but another reason it\u2019s so important is because it reduces the chance that you will \u201crationalize away all the flaws\u201d in the first idea. If you can\u2019t think of more than one option, try the \u201cvanishing options test.\u201d \u201cImagine a genie makes your top option vanish,\u201d Chip says. \u201cWhat else can you do?\u201d<\/li>\n
  2. Add distance before you decide. <\/strong>Avoid getting too caught up in short-term results. Try using the \u201c10-10-10\u201d rule: Consider the ramifications 10 minutes, 10 months and 10 years down the road.<\/li>\n
  3. Prepare to be wrong.<\/strong> Overconfidence often leads to bad decisions because people tend to underestimate the broad range of possible outcomes. Make sure to consider the worst-case scenarios before coming to a decision.<\/li>\n
  4. Set tripwires.<\/strong>\u00a0 \u201cWise decision-makers set alarms that go off when critical factors change,\u201d Dan says. \u201cAs a result, they are never blindsided.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Use advice from best-selling authors Chip and Dan Heath in the Inc.com article \u201c4 Tactics to Make Smarter Decisions\u201d to improve your decision-making process and lead to better business outcomes. Recent data shows that poor decision making is rampant in business, but why? The Heaths believe it\u2019s all about the process. One problem the Heaths […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nTips for Better Decision Making - Smart Tan News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Use advice from best-selling authors Chip and Dan Heath in the Inc.com article \u201c4 Tactics to Make Smarter Decisions\u201d to improve your decision-making process and lead to better business outcomes. 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