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Becoming a Decision Manager

Guest post by: Eric Douglas

Article Overview: To lead at light speed, you need to focus on becoming a superb decision manager.

Becoming a Decision Manager

To lead at light speed, you need to focus on becoming a superb decision manager. This means teaching people the vocabulary of decision making; it means walking people through the three steps of flawless decision making. Above all, it means making sure that when you delegate, you are delegating both accountability and responsibility. Effective leaders help people see the implications of the "assumption of competence." They train themselves and others to question their assumptions and to keep an open mind. In so doing, they model the kind of tough-minded communication that is so important to developing a high-performing organization. When faced with a tough "right vs. right" decision, effective leaders see themselves as stewards. They look to the core values, consult deeply, reach a moment of resolve, communicate the decision, and move on. By creating clarity around managing decisions, they create a culture in which decision making is decentralized, enabling the organization to leverage its leadership resources and move at light speed.

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