Faced with a tough decision? Where do you turn? Trusted colleagues? Friends? A mentor? A coach? The internet?
In preparing for writing this blog, I googled “making tough decisions” and found millions of hits, with lots of differing advice on how to think through tough decisions… I was immediately struck by the irony of someone feeling that they might benefit from a little guidance on how to more effectively make a tough decision, now faced with the not-so-easy decision of which decision-making advice to follow.
In today’s fast-paced, ever-changing world, information is coming at us at lightning speed, and for those big decisions, with information being so readily available, it’s easy to fall into the expectation of always finding enough information, the right information, the key piece of the puzzle, the relevant data, the right people in the organization, or the optimal solution for your customer. Yet, the fact is that while the quantity of information may be plentiful (perhaps even overwhelming), the information is sometimes incomplete and imperfect, and may even be conflicting.
