Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of DecisionStyles

Timestamp:

Dec 6, 2016, 8:06:49 AM (8 years ago)

Author:

David Albert

Comment:

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DecisionStyles

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-Dear student leads,
+Start with an email
+   Dear student leads,
+   As you are all in leadership positions, one of your goals this year should be to learn and practice leadership skills.  I'll periodically send emails like this focusing on a specific skill. 
+   Leaders make decisions.  Choosing the right style for each decision is important and will significantly impact your ability to lead effectively.  Please read this brief summary of the 4 primary decision styles:
+       https://www.zingtrain.com/content/decisions-part-one-choosing-decision-style
+   As you approach each decision over the next several weeks, think about which style to choose and at some point we'll discuss what worked well, what didn't, and why.
+   Good luck and have fun!
 
-As you are all in leadership positions, one of your goals this year should be to learn and practice leadership skills.  I'll periodically send emails like this focusing on a specific skill. 
+Follow up discussion(s): ask about decisions they've made, which style(s) they used, why they were appropriate (or not) for the issue at hand.  Discuss decisions you have made.
 
-Leaders make decisions.  Choosing the right style for each decision is important and will significantly impact your ability to lead effectively.  Please read this brief summary of the 4 primary decision styles:
-
-    https://www.zingtrain.com/content/decisions-part-one-choosing-decision-style
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-As you approach each decision over the next several weeks, think about which style to choose and at some point we'll discuss what worked well, what didn't, and why.
-
-Good luck and have fun!
+Key Points:
+   * Build consensus wherever possible - team members are more committed when they feel ownership in the decision.
+   * Be consultative if you can't build consensus - team members will still feel good about a decision, even if they disagree with it as long as they feel their wishes have been heard and given fair and careful consideration.
+   * Make command decisions only when necessary - there is a cost to each command decision: make them only if time does not permit the other styles