5 Steps Toward Successful Decision-Making
Risk Analysis. When a person is having trouble making a decision ask him to conduct a risk analysis. Ask what the potential payoff is for making a specific decision on a scale of 0 to 10. Then ask for the risk that occurs for making the same decision on a scale from 0-10.
Stakeholdering. Help the person you are coaching determine who needs to be considered before taking action. You can ask, “Who will be affected by your action or decision?” Have the person you are coaching write down each person and determine what needs to take place to address the needs or include the person’s ideas in the change or decision.
Values Check. Ask the person you are coaching to tell you what he really values. You may also want to ask the person to prioritize the values.
Sweet Spot. This is a process of getting the person you are coaching to think about where he needs to focus energy. It will help the person find something that inspires and motivates him to action.
Telescope. Ask the person you are coaching to think about the issue from a big picture or broad perspective (future view) perspective. Then ask the person to look at the issue/topic from a very small picture or narrow perspective (here and now view). This helps a person see both the big and small picture.
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