Articles Tagged - DecisionMaking

March 25, 2014

Re-imagine Risk, Accelerate Innovation

5 Characteristics of Innovative Organizations

Nothing daring happens around here! Where’s the creativity? Where’s the innovation? Where’s the courage? Fortune favors the bold!    Of course we’ve heard that before. Every organization’s senior leadership longs for something great to happen, for the next great idea to emerge and propel the organization forward into a position as a market leader.    So we stimulate creativity….at least we think we do. We attend creativity sessions. We post our...Continue reading

By Karen KuhlaPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on March 25, 2014

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September 24, 2013

Three Tough Decisions All International Managers Face

How often should an international manager rely on corporate norms?

International managers need to address many situations throughout tenures, some expected and others not so.  Multi-national companies send international managers to destinations quite often ‘unseen’ or ‘rarely visited’ and hence hold limited knowledge of the reality of doing business on the ground.  In fact, it is not uncommon for International Managers to experience something very different from the picture painted during the transfer/promotion process, with this...Continue reading

By Debbie NicolPosted in International Management on September 24, 2013

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September 2, 2013

What Matters More: the Right Results or the Right Way?

Use This Decision Model As A Way To Think About Your Job

As a front-line supervisor, your job was to deliver results. You were measured by and rewarded for performance. No matter what job function you were managing, your priority was to get the job done on time, under budget and in accordance with the quality standards set.    As you ascend the career ladder, you have increasingly greater degrees of responsibility for results. Once upon a time, your accountability as a crew foreman was to make sure the 6-8 members of your crew performed. That’s...Continue reading

By Deb CalvertPosted in Management on September 2, 2013

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August 22, 2013

Leading Through Crisis: Are You Coping Or Leading With Courage?

5 “Pause Practices” To Help Ensure Decisions & Values Align

Leading or Managing during times of crisis requires the ability to make tough decisions.  The question is how do you know you are making the best decisions for you and your business? It’s a falsity to think that making quick decisions under pressure is the sign of a great leader.  On the contrary, decisions we make while in crisis mode are often triggered by fear instead of sound strategy.  Stepping back and pausing under pressure a great way to ensure your decisions are sound. ...Continue reading

By Christina HaxtonPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on August 22, 2013

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August 9, 2013

How True Leaders Demonstrate Unwavering Integrity

Checklist & Action Plan for Making Decisions With Integrity

The dictionary defines integrity as a firm adherence to a code of especially moral and ethical principles demonstrating a soundness of character and honesty. The question: are these the first words that come to mind when thinking of corporate, business or political leaders? Ken Stinson, former CEO, private equity principal and member of multiple corporate boards had the following to say at a corporate meeting several years ago,   “Real life temptations are not always so clear-cut. They more...Continue reading

By David ShafferPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on August 9, 2013

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