Three Steps to Better Decision-Making

You’ve probably heard the saying, “The only constant in life is change” (Heraclitus). 

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What is often unsaid is that every change we experience necessitates decision-making. And how prepared we are to navigate those moments is an X factor of leadership.  

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Leadership lesson: Decision-making moments are pivotal opportunities to build (or break) trust.  

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A Google search will tell you that educators make (at least!) 1,500 decisions a day. That’s in a normal school year. Add in 4+ years of uncertainty and change due to the pandemic and the increasing weaponization of the education system, and that number skyrockets. 

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Two thoughts emerge from this reflection for me: 

1. Educators are remarkable 
2. Building decision-making muscles must be a top priority

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If you’re motivated to grow in this area, here are three resources that will help you do so: 

• Chapter 8 of The Art of Coaching Teams dives deep into all things decision-making 
• My Feedback on Decision-Making Process tool (from Chapter 8) can be used as a diagnostic assessment to help you pinpoint where to focus your development efforts   
• The Art of Coaching Teams workshop will allow you to explore different approaches to decision-making, analyze scenarios and leave with a vetted process to support a decision your team will need to make in the near future 

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If strengthening your leadership and team wasn’t motivation enough, prioritizing our decision-making development will benefit every area of our lives. That’s a return on investment that’s hard to argue with.

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