Balancing emotion and logic in decision making

Working with leadership teams, I often see them battling with joint decision making.?The challenge of holding both interests of the “team I lead”, and “my role on the leadership team”, can inadvertently create the feeling of winning or losing when making decisions.

This can lead to competition instead of collaboration, straining relationships and lowering team morale, reducing engagement and productivity, and making future teamwork more difficult.?

So how can leadership teams be more effective in decision making??

By explicitly recognising and acknowledging that every decision involves compromise, team members can better understand the bigger picture.?As when there is compromise, there is also emotion, which leaves?individuals grappling?with the?personal impact.

By having good quality conversations about the trade-offs throughout the business, and accepting that trade-offs are part of decision making, leads to more thoughtful and cohesive outcomes.?Quality conversations addresses?both the emotional and logical perspectives. They foster real dialogue and?uncover new insights in an environment where all voices are valued. Quality conversations ensure that decisions are made in the best interest of the organisation, not just individual departments or teams.?

We’re here to help navigate quality conversations for more effective decision making within your leadership team – so give us a call.