Planning and managing organisations/PMAN103/Decision-making/Reading

The art of making decisions

In the video about making hard choices you viewed earlier, you learned how people make difficult decisions. But how does this translate in an organization where the objectives are not our own?

Consider the following questions as you complete the readings below:

1. How much does your personal decision-making style affect the choices you make as a manager?
2. How can you avoid making bad decisions?
3. Is decision making different when groups are involved?

Read the following sections from the Principles of Management book available from Saylor Academy:

1. Section 11.3 of Chapter 11, to learn more about common decision-making mistakes and how to avoid them.
2. Section 11.5 of Chapter 11, to learn more about project premortems.
3. Section 11.4 of Chapter 11, to learn more about making decisions as a group.

Reminder: Throughout this course, you are encouraged to ask questions or make comments on any topic of interest to you in the forums.oeru.org space. In order to form a community of learners, respond to posts made by fellow learners.

Resource bank activity - optional

You are encouraged to help create a resource bank for this learning pathway:

• For each resource you would like to recommend to others, select the resource, log in to bookmarks.oeru.org and click on "Add" link.
• Complete the form adding the link, a short description and the recommended tags below for each resource. Be sure to mark your resource "Public":
  • Required tags= pman103, pman103a3-1 (a3-1 means 3rd learning pathway, 1st activity)
  • Suggested tags= Use appropriate keywords (lowercase preferred)
  • Link tag=pman103a3-1
• You are also encouraged to review a few resources submitted by your peers and vote for those you find valuable.