...Running head: Improving Decision Making Skills Improving Decision Making Skills Effective Organizations: Theory and Practice Improving My Decision Making Skills This week’s assignment required students to complete a test to gauge decision making skills. I scored a 69 which suggests that I have an excellent approach to decision making. This score implies that I have the ability to start the process of decision making and have the ability to solicit a variety of solutions to resolve the problem. This score also says that I analyze the available options with great detail and attempt to make the best decision with the information presented to me. An area where I could improve was identified as following up with my decision and putting a plan into action after a decision has been made. I agree with the findings of this test due to me preferring to make informed decisions. I would rather have all possible information that could affect the outcome before coming to a conclusion. In general, decision making is a daily part of life. For example, most people decide what to wear each day, what to eat for breakfast and which route to take to work. These may appear to be simple decisions to make, simply because they only affect the person making the decision. On a larger scale, major decisions have to be made in the workplace. These decisions are important because they can affect many different aspects of a business. Decision making in the workplace can...
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...1. What were the key decisions taken by P&G in relation to the distribution channel? P&G started testing different methords to change the way merchandisers could order products. In 1985, P&G tested a new approach to channel logistics for replenishment ordering with a moderate-sized grocery chain. This test involved using EDI. EDI,(electronic data interchange) to transmit data daily from the retailer to P&G on warehouse product shipments to each store. P&G decided to use shipment information rather than shipping based on retailer-generated orders, to determine the quantity of products to be shipped. This did reduce costs in inventory, and labor, but however, it ended up costing P&G more. Then after another test, they decided to expand on CRP innovation. Mass merchandisers generated interest from other retailers in the new process. CRP started with diapers but then expanded rapidly to other products. Not only did this reduce costs, but increased grocery sales as well. 2. How important are the new information technologies in P&G’s efforts? The new technologies were very important. Increased sales were an important benefit of the CRP program for P&G and its distributors. EDI alone is not beneficial, but when implemented in parallel with process and systems reengineering, it can become a powerful tool. EDI provided an essential platform for CRP operations. EDI was a good and easy first step. As mentioned in number one, these technologies sparked the interest of others, and all...
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...D2 The ultimate goal of counselling is to enable individuals to make own decisions in life and act accordingly in order to change habits or overcome difficulties that had prevented them to achieve self-actualisation, build self-esteem or just live happily as general. In order to achieve that professionals are using variety of counselling skills and theories for support. One of the theories that is being used is Egan’s skilled helping module. Following the theory, professional first explore the reasons of something to occur and the fears that an individual has that prevent him to achieve his goals. This can be used my methods such as asking questions, paraphrasing and checking with the client on the side of the counsellor in order to provoke the individual to reflect on his own feelings and experiences. The Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs can also be used in order to explore the past of the client and how that had reflected his future. In order that phase to be successful and ethically correct, the individual should find his own conclusion about the situation instead of the professional giving his own ideas and opinions of why it all had resulted in such a way for the client. The second stage of the modal is to develop a preferred scenario for the person. In this stage the counsellor should challenge the thought processes of the client as well as patterns they have that contribute towards their situation. This challenging proves does not mean that they should point what they...
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...Decision Making Skills Mindtools’ decision making skills quiz defines results into six sub categories. With an overall score of 66, there is room for improvement. The test suggested that work was needed in the category of generating potential solutions. Generating potential solutions can be a difficult task but can be improved given time, practice, and innovative thinking. Brainstorming When thinking of the healthcare field, generating solutions to a problem can be crucial to individuals, patients, and the overall healthcare system. One great approach to finding multiple solutions to a problem is a simple brainstorming session. During this time, individuals or groups of individuals throw out multiple ideas or solutions of a problem...
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...Management consists of the interlocking functions such as organizing,planning,controlling and leading an organizations resources in order to achieve the objectives of that policy. The person who is responsible for running an organization is a manager or director. They make decisions,allocate resources , directing the work or activities of others and taking corrective action when necessary.It is more important for the manager to know how to manage the workers than to know how to do their work well. Furthermore, the managers must manage the organization effectively , so that they will be able to detect and locate problems to be solved.In the other way , manager will be enable to asses future and make plans for it to attain its goal. 1.2 What do Managers do ? * Interaction A manager should be able know how to interact well with others.Interaction through business means transaction between employees, customers, partners, and suppliers. It is to improve their leadership skills in such areas as productivity,handling employee conflict,performance improvement,delegation and overcoming resistence risk or problems. * Reflection It is the extension of good listening skills to be able to develop the ability of reflect words or thinking.A manager should hear its employee own thoughts or focus on what they say or feel.With that , an employee...
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...Kaplan University Graduate School of Management SELF DIRECTED LEARNING PLAN Your Name: Tiaira Walls Date: October 21, 2013 Course Title: GB519 Measurement and Decision Making Professional Goal (2-3 years) from now: My professional goal two to three years from now is to graduate with my Master’s degree in Human Resources and hopefully obtain a entry level position in Human Resources or management. Strengths to Leverage Step 1: The most effective and satisfied people align their work with their natural strong points. Identify 3-5 of your key strengths (see Column 1 below); these could be a competency, skill, ability, knowledge area or personal characteristic. Think about how you can leverage those strengths to be effective in your work, achieve your professional goals, and become a leader in your profession. Step 2: At the beginning of each course in your MBA program, answer the following question either using this template or a narrative format. What do you expect to learn in this course that will help you leverage your strengths? (See Column 2 below). Be as specific as you can, e.g., assume that strength is your analytical ability. You might expect to understand more about macroeconomics so that you can analyze how the housing crisis affects other segments of the economy, such as interest rates or unemployment. At the beginning of the course you are not expected to be an expert in all facets of the course learning; however, you can...
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...workplace (Schwartz, 2001). Performance evaluation can either involve a manager appraising the performance of their employees or it can be the other way round where the employee is asked to assess the performance of their supervisor. In addition to assessing various aspects that are directly related to the employees’ duties and responsibilities, performance evaluation also seeks to assess other additional aspect that as much as they might not be directly related to the duties and responsibilities of the employee, they have a significant impact on the employee’s capacity to effectively dispense their duties and responsibilities (Smither & London, 2009). Some of these factors might include: the ability of the employee to make timely decisions, the interpersonal skills of the employee and the ability of the employee to work with minimal supervision (Harvard Business School, 2009). There are various benefits that are associated with performance evaluation with the most obvious benefit being the fact that such exercises can be used to improve the overall performance of the employee under appraisal. This is because during such e valuations, specific aspects that have the potential to impact on the performance of the employee are analyzed and through these analyses, the Human Resource department of the organization can use the information obtained thereof to assess any weaknesses regarding the...
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...Effective Decision Making Abstract Managers judge the effectiveness of decision in terms of quality, timeliness, acceptance, and ethical appropriateness. The decision-making process is improved though creative problem solving and brainstorming. They way managers frame problems significantly affect the outcome. The effectiveness of a decision depends on cognitive biases and organizational barriers. Effective leader communicate well and motivate others. Managers match a leadership style with a preferred style for the situation. They develop a range of leadership styles and adapt to different situations. Quality, timeliness, acceptance, and appropriateness are components of decision-making. Transformational leaders have vision that guides and motivates them to higher goals. They motivate other to a higher level. Super leaders go a step further by helping others realize and maximize their abilities. Charismatic leaders motivate followers to make significant changes. Decision-Making Skills The effectiveness of a decision depends on factors such as the characteristics of the decision maker, various cognitive biases, and organizational barriers. In decision-making, managers vary in the amount or information, skills, or experience they have. They use different styles in making decision. Some focus on the details of a situation and compile them into a sensible decision. Others rely on their intuitive sense about a situation or focus on the “big picture.” Due to the complexity and...
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...being an effective manager has to handle with a problems during a job such as a relation between manager and subordinate, some manager might fail to do what they are expected to do. Famous business leaders, and academic professor in management science are putting efforts through the experiments and experiences to find out the causes of the management failure and the solution to prevent the problems occur in the future. Although those management theories might be a complex concept and hard to understand, it could provide an easier way to identify and solve problem (Montgomery Van Wart, 2013). This essay will discuss more in details about the cause of the problems manager has to face when managing a team, especially in a leadership and decision making problems, and then provide various suitable solutions. Finally, each of solutions will be critically...
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......................... References........................................................................... Introduction Good leaders are made not born. If you have the desire and willpower, you can become an effective leader. Effective leaders develop through a never ending process of self-study, education, training, and experience. My BPPG will help me through my process to become an effective leader. I learned how to inspire my team into higher levels of teamwork through motivation discussed in this course “Leading People”. There are certain things you must be, know, and, do to meet your goals to be successful in a leadership role. Some of my skills do not come naturally, but are acquired through continual work and study. Good leaders are continually working and studying to improve their leadership skills. My goal is to become successful through Walden University MBA program. I will continue to develop my BPPG to reach my professional and personal mission, vision, and values to become a successful leader. Figuring out a course of action, and getting others to support and advance the effort is what I have learned in this course. Teaming and Interpersonal Relationship In the teaming and interpersonal relationships in weeks one-three; in week one I learned how to work with a group of individuals each with different ideas. The team that I worked with came up with a...
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...collection of the topics that were covered during the module on decision making. It is important to keep a learning journal as it helps in enhancing ones learning through all the process of thinking and writing about the learning experience. The journal will include a description of the teaching and the topics covered in the module, a reflection which gives my opinions and observations on the teaching topics and what I have learnt from the module. The aim of week 3 was to help us learn about how to make smart choices/decisions using the ProACT approach. Decision making is a fundamental life skill and this topic introduced to the process of making right decisions on any life problem. The aim of week 4 was to show on probability and risks that are associated with decision making. This topic clearly showed that are several risks and probabilities in decision making which usually influence the entire decision making process. The aim of week 5 was to introduce us to the beliefs, moral judgment and emotions in decision making. The topic explained on how some decision making processes are emotionally driven while others are driven by logic. The aim of week 6 is to show that decisions may be characterized by heuristics and bias. Sometimes, the decision we make may be biased or heuristic. A decision which is heuristic is based on beliefs which are concerned with the likelihood of events that are uncertain. Even though heuristic decision is effective, they usually lead to biases and systematic...
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...Chapter 3: Leading Situations 110 Lesson 3: Decision Making and Problem Solving Unit 2: Leadership Theory and Application LESSON 3: DECISION MAKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING INTRODUCTION — PUTTING YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN PERSPECTIVE As we have indicated throughout your previous JROTC lessons, leadership is the process of influencing others by providing purpose, direction, and motivation while operating to accomplish the mission and improving the organization. Purpose gives subordinates a reason why they should do different things, sometimes under stressful circumstances. Direction shows what must be done. Through motivation, leaders give subordinates the will to do everything they are capable of doing to accomplish a mission. LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK Recall the fundamentals of BE, KNOW, and DO. As you can clearly see, they are deeply embedded throughout the leadership framework illustrated below. The top of this framework shows the four categories of things that leaders must BE, KNOW, and DO. They are values, attributes, skills, and actions. The bottom lists the dimensions of leadership, grouped under these four categories. The dimensions consist of the seven values and 15 subcategories under attributes, skills, and actions. Leadership starts at the top, with the character of the leader, with your character. In order to lead others, you must first ensure your own house is in order. Leadership begins with what the leader must BE, the values and attributes...
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...Healthy Work Environment Standards: Effective Decision Making Macy Gregory Florida State University Effective Decision Making While there are many factors that contribute to successful leadership and management, being able to effectively make individual and group decisions is the major action that defines who a leader is, what a leader does, and what a leader can accomplish for his or her organization. A successful organization must have effective leaders, and effective leaders must be able to make important decisions in a timely fashion. In order to achieve this, leaders must first possess essential qualities and characteristics, know different approaches to decision making, and overcome any difficulties during the process to make decisions that influence organizational approach and ultimately define their success. Managers and leaders are held accountable for the decisions they make, how those decisions were determined, and what data were collected and analyzed. In making decisions, leaders/managers must have a degree of adaptability so that options can be considered and made flexible (Smith, 2013, p. 1435). Employees rely on leaders/managers to make timely decisions. A leader/manager must be able to take ownership of their decisions. Although managers can delegate particular tasks, they ultimately take responsibility for the outcome. There are different types of managers. Some are cautious and prefer to analyze problems carefully, even routine ones, before taking...
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...aimed at developing managerial skills in students. Amongst the various methods adopted in teaching management and management functions, the case study method developed in 1910 in U.S.A. and is now being propagated during the last decade or so, providing opportunities to both the teacher and the taught to promote managerial I understanding and competence, since it helps in contemplation and discussion of an actual situation. It is a wrong notion that the case studies are confined to management students. Cases may pertain lo any discipline, where skills for solving complex unstructured problems or preparing plans are required. The origin of case study methods itself can be traced to Harward Lawyers. Cases may describe problems facing individuals, groups, institutions or even Nations. Through a case study one learns a broad range of skills and has many alternatives. Case studies encourage the practice and attainment of analytical and communicative skills. Case studies allow a different kind of learning. It is close to the learn by doing' approach. Cases are intended to stimulate the reality of the manager's job. The material in the case provides data for analysis and decision-making. Cases require the student to make decisions about the situations presented and to defend those decisions. In real decision-making the student will have lo persuade superiors that his analysis and solutions are the best and hence the communication and interpersonal skills are vital to success in management...
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...Introduction This is an assessment of the leadership styles and skills of the manager of scotia bank Morant Bay. In this assessment my aim is: To assess critically the effectiveness of the leadership style and skills demonstrated by the manager of the scotia bank Morant Bay branch. In order to achieve this aim I’ve set up a group of objectives which are: To determine the leadership style utilized by the manager. To determine the leadership skills possessed by the manager. To analyse the effectiveness of the managers leadership style and skills. Literature review McHugh (2002) in his book, Understanding business, listed three types of leadership styles namely autocratic, democratic and laissez-faire. An autocratic leader is defined by McHugh as one who makes decisions without consulting others. A participative/democratic leader is one who consults with his subordinates and discuss with them before making decision. A laissez-faire leader will give free reign to his workers. A laissez-faire is sometimes deemed lazy and inactive in a business but this is not so, they set a standard which employees are expected to adhere, McHugh explains this by saying “Managers setting objectives and employees being relatively free to do whatever it take to accomplish those objectives” In a similar study conducted by Griffin (2002) he discovers a new leadership style which he described as transformational and defined as ...
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