What do you do if your decision-making resilience is being tested?

Two practical tips I use to recognize and deal with stress: 1. I always take notes to visualize and structure my thinking. Looking at my notes and breathing calmly before continuing helps too. 2. When I get overwhelmed I pause and reflect. Asking for a bio break is also doable in almost any situation.

When I recognize I'm in a stressful situation or when I'm facing an issue that I can't solve at all, I go for a walk. I stop focusing on that, deepen my breath, and try to distract myself. Many experts say that when you are in a stressful situation, divergent thinking can be very helpful. (Divergent thinking is a thought process used to generate creative ideas by exploring many possible solutions.)

When facing a challenge that tests your decision-making resilience, start by acknowledging your emotions and any stress they may cause. Then, assess the situation objectively, breaking it down into manageable components. Utilize your support network, seeking advice or perspective from trusted individuals. Prioritize self-care practices such as mindfulness, exercise, and sufficient rest to maintain mental clarity. Remember past successes and lessons learned, drawing strength from your resilience. Ultimately, trust in your abilities, make decisions based on available information, and adapt as needed, understanding that resilience grows through facing and overcoming adversity.

Remember to utilise your team and gather your subject matter experts around you to get all the facts and to 'war game' the 'what ifs'. A decision with corporate input is better than one taken alone. Don't let ego get in the way. Remember the aims of the decision and outputs...who is on the end of it and what are the consequences...? Take the time to review and get a 4 eye check if you have any doubt...again, putting your ego to one side.

I like to visualize information on a flipchart first by speaking to the stakeholders, then by visualizing additional sources of information. The flipchart also allows to group information and to show how certain pieces of information are connected. Then I try to summarize the main points in a ppt or word format.

One thing I found helpful is to create an electronic folder with subfolders for each option you are going to choose from, for example, if a student is deciding which program to get in for his undergraduate studies and the time is critical and s/he has to make a decision in max. 10 days! To make an informed choice in such critical and life changing decision, I suggest that s/he create a folder on his computer for each program and then gather information about each aspect of the program in a separate Word file, e.g. the cost of the program, the availability of funding, his grades compatibility, job opportunities upon graduation, etc.. Then, after gathering enough information about each program, s/he could easily compare between them!

Systems thinking techniques help understand phenomena that occur within a particular context. Understanding what happens as a system makes even more use of the information collected.

This is a great point to consider. Almost all the Decision-Making failures comes from not gathering "the right" information. Is not about just to get information, but the right one. What are the pros and cons if you take this decision? The best way (in my opinion) is to identify what is the usefull info and then create a comparative chart so you can analys your options, minimize the error-taking and take better decisions. If you're still doubting about it, always remeber to ask for advise for those who have a better experience than you (once that you already analys your options). The Wise ones will not analys your task (is yours), but give you valuable point views.

In the face of a challenge, take some time out to do your research. Gather as much relevant information as possible and view the challenge from various different angles and perspectives. Remember informed decisions are the cornerstone of resilience.

I really like the +/-/? method of de Bono. Just do a quick check through the options by asking each stakeholder how he rates the option + for positive. - for negative or ? for further consideration. Then you make a list and start with the option with the most +.

Para obtener energía y poder minimizar el estrés, el ejercicio físico es lo mejor. Es importante tambien convivir con las personas que quieres y te aportan cosas positivas, que te ayudan y se alegran de tus logros. El estar enfocado te lleva a lograr tus objetivos.

En mi experiencia y lo que me ha funcionado es consultar con otras personas, esto te fortalece y no te debilita antes los demás, a veces tomar una decisión apurada sin analizar y sin ver lo pro en los contra puede ser fatal.

I like to seek advice from partner colleagues that do not specialize in the same legal area, e.g. a corporate lawyer as I am a labor lawyer. Explaining my challenge, my solution and let them check it is very valuable because they think differently and are not biased in the same way as I am.

Decision-making is all about taking a decision and standing resolute on it. After traversing the path of decision making meticulously, the decision is made with absolute conviction and commitment from self and from the team. The manager can be confident on the decision taken by the process that considers all data, addresses all the doubts, and the risks (known and perceived) - and has faith on the choice made and the actions taken. The Decision's test of resilience comes when it is challenged - by an opposing views or changes in market. A robust decision making would have answers to such factors and address them, rather than be disturbed by it. A decision fails to be resilient if any such aspect causes doubts or disturbs the decision!

Self-confidence is a critical component of decision-making resilience. Trusting your own judgment, after gathering information and seeking advice, is essential to making wise choices. Reflecting on your past successful decisions can reinforce your belief in your abilities and experience to meet current challenges. Self-confidence does not entail ignoring doubts entirely; instead, it involves balancing these uncertainties with a firm belief in your own capabilities.

A decision's quality whether it is good or bad is measured by the impact it creates. If a decision fails to generate an impact directly contributing to your objective or end goal, good leaders focus on analysis to determine what went wrong. Once the cause is identified, they seek out the underlying factors contributing to the error. By using a fishbone diagram, one can easily identify multiple root causes and sub-causes, aiding in the identification of mistakes and facilitating better decision-making to achieve the goal.

Begin by creating a concise list detailing your decisions and their subsequent impacts. Evaluate whether these impacts were positive or negative and consider how they influenced the situation. Conduct a self-assessment to identify areas for improvement in your decision-making process, and commit to making wiser choices in the future.

I cannot agree more on the importance of reflection on your past decisions that led to the intended outcomes! Reflecting on my personal experience when I was a graduate student some years ago, I effectively benefited from my experience in securing funding and scholarships for my studies while I was studying for my postgraduate diploma in Egypt and I learned which tactics were successful and I refined them and used them to secure more funding for my master's degree abroad and it worked amazingly ??

Um processo de decis?o qualificado precisa ter embasamento teórico e prático, aliado a vis?o de futuro sobre as suas possíveis consequências. O tempo disponível para poder refletir e decidir é sempre um fator que contribui para o sucesso no processo, porém, nem sempre ele estará disponível da forma como gostaríamos. Nessas horas, pesa a importancia da reflex?o após cada tomada de decis?o. O aprendizado é constante e muitas vezes doloroso, é uma busca contínua por melhoria e aperfei?oamento. Como diz uma velha tirinha popular: "- Mestre, como fa?o para me tornar sábio?- Boas escolhas. - Mas como fazer boas escolhas? - Experiência. - E como adquirir experiência? - Más escolhas." Seguimos.

Reassessment is essential for ensuring that strategies, goals, and processes remain aligned with an organization's evolving circumstances and the external environment. This continuous evaluation allows for the identification of areas where adjustments are necessary, whether to leverage new opportunities or to mitigate emerging risks.

Something that has helped in bringing a fresh perspective is to let the decision making process a rest. Then go for the " six thinking hats " method. In a bigger , murkier situations, the socratic method of decision making has helped once or twice. Ultimately, it is rest , regroup and bring in fresh perspective.

In my experience feeling as though your decision making resilience is being tested is a sign that key elements are missing or not clear yet. The most common gray areas that lead to stress and confusion are: - Is there a clear picture of the decision that needs to be made? - Do you have well defined criteria in plain language? - Do you know the expected timeline, the stakeholders, and the interdependent decisions? If one or more of these elements are not clear, you (and your teams) will likely spend energy getting close to almost deciding and then have to go back and revisit the choice. The spin is often what shows up as "testing your decision making resilience."

In such a situation, one strategy could be to take a pause and step away from the decision-making process for a while. Another strategy could be to utilize decision-making frameworks.

YOU'RE NOT ALONE! Remeber always this! You're not alone! Always forged, anhanced, brace and develop your team, they'll always have something to say/teach you, just be humble to accept that you'll not posses all the answers. Listen to your people, even to those that have "no education (title)", believe me, they can give you the better ideas, just because they dont use to much "creatvity/ingenieering/stadistic/etc." like you do. Sometime you just need SIMPLE ideas to become a POWERFUL Tools for Decision-Making. Don't be as dumb as pretending to be the smarthest in the room!