Expand Your Mind: Decisions and Social Realities
by Miki SaxonBecky Robinson at LeaderTalk presents other bloggers with a monthly theme, posts their submittals, and I pass them on to you; I hope you enjoy them.
This month’s theme was A Leader Allocates Decision Making and Senses Social Realities and Becky says she is continuing that theme in June.
The first post comes from Miki Saxon. It’s a fun look at the way managers delegate tasks to others. Read the post and ask yourself Miki’s question: “Do You Pass the Nanny Test?”
Wally Bock gives practical advice about decision making in his post “Tips for Better Decision Making.”
This post from Utpal Vaishnav tells the story of a leader beyond his title who dares to make a tough decision.
Mike Henry, Sr. tackles the topic of sensing social realities in his post, “Miracles.”
Steve Roesler offers a great model for decision making in his post “Decision Making: Remember Z.”
This guest post on leaders and decision making at Dan McCarthy’s blog gets to the heart of why good leaders sometimes make bad decisions.
Sometimes a decision seems to be between a perfect and “good enough” solutions. Scott Eblin gives some questions to consider when making those decisions in his recent post “Perfect or Good Enough.”
Lisa Rosendahl says that knowing when NOT to make a decision may be a very important skill for leaders. Read her post for perspective about when to wait on a decision.
Here’s a post from Siddharta Herdegen about “The Number One Reason Leaders Fail.”
This last post is one I wrote last year about empowering leaders in organizations. “Empowering Leaders: Hand Over Your Keys” focuses on the importance of developing leaders by letting go of control in order to help people develop competence.
And please join me Monday for a look at the latest and greatest from the Leadership Development Carnival.
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