Many people think that decisiveness is a necessary leadership trait.
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Editor’s note: Sometimes, once indecisive, many precious opportunities will be lost. Decisiveness is a very important quality for our career. Knowing it and practicing it yourself will bring you unexpected gains. This article clearly explains the principle of making decisions, and also provides some suggestions intimately, let’s learn together. The article is translated from Fast Company, article author Harrison Monarth, original title 3 ways to make better decisions for your career.
What qualities do people value the leader? Research shows that it is decisive. A study by Ketchum, a global communications consultancy, found that decision-making is one of the three qualities that help leaders build credibility. Another study by global assessment firm ghSmart surveyed 17,000 executives over the past 10 years and found that “quick and firm decisions” are the difference between the most successful CEOs and other more common CEOs. One.
Although it is critical for leaders to make the right choices and behave succinctly, leaders and aspiring leaders are often unable to act decisively. Instead, they spent too much time thinking about their choices. Unfortunately, for them, this indecisive behavior can be harmful.
How the brain makes decisions
There are two systems for making decisions in the brain: one is a slower, more thoughtful system, and the other is a more intuitive, faster system. There are some deep structures in your brain that have been around for a long time, which supports faster systems. The prefrontal cortex is a relatively new, shallower part of the brain whose activity drives a slower decision system. These two systems interact regularly to ensure we make the best possible choice.
When you are indecisive, you rely too much on slow, well thought out systems, not “believe in your intuition.” “In many cases, when you are afraid of making a regretful decision, you tend to be indecisive. In other words, when people try to make decisions, they oftenThe heart will make a choice that will lead to bad results.
But unfortunately, too much worry that the quality of decision-making will dampen our confidence and increase our ability to make decisions. When we are thinking about a choice, we are in an uncertain state, which may make us feel out of control, even pessimistic.
What does decisiveness mean
Decision helps build credibility because it is a signal from decision makers. While specific choices are important, the way we make these choices is also important, and it provides information about what we know and feel. When you act decisively, you are showing people:
You are reliable
Some people are inherently more decisive than others, and this decisive possibility is related to a particular personality. In fact, researchers have found that personality traits such as emotional stability are associated with decisiveness, while those who are more prone to illusions tend to be more indecisive.
As human beings, we also tend to link determination and ability. When people around us act decisively, we are more likely to think they are reliable and trustworthy.
You are experienced
Intuitively, the only way to know the right decision is to acquire the relevant knowledge. Some information is vital to our survival, so the corresponding decisions are embedded in our biological performance. For example, we take our hands off the hot stove and can retreat from the rotten smell in less than a second. We don’t take the time to consider the pros and cons of our potential reactions. Instead, we know how to react because our bodies are born to know that certain stimuli are dangerous and know how to respond accordingly.
As we experience different experiences, we constantly develop new instincts. These new, learned instincts begin with our thinking about the more rational part of the brain. As we use this information more and more, it moves to the parts of our brain that support rapid decision making.
You need to touch a lot of information to get it into the fast-deployed part of your brain. This means that when you have the relevant knowledge and experience, you will quickly process the information and make quick decisions. When people see you making quick decisions, they are more likely to think that you are competent and knowledgeable in what you are doing.
Tricks to improve your decision-making power
So how can we make ourselves more decisive? Here are some suggestions to help you.
1) Collect some information. Sometimes we are notThe instinct to choose an action in a particular situation. In this case, your brain probably doesn’t have enough information to help you tilt in one direction. It’s important to realize that, to a certain extent, more information will only diminish the effect, but you do need some information to help you make a decision. If you feel stagnant, think about what you want to accomplish, and then choose an information point, it can improve your understanding of possible outcomes. Once you have collected a little bit of information, you are likely to have some intuition about the right decision.
2) Recognizing that not making a decision is a decision in itself. When we can’t make a decision, we are in an uncertain state and we don’t get any new information. However, once a choice is made, the information related to the decision is collected forward. Even if it turns out that you could make a better decision, you now have more information to integrate into your future choices.
3) Sufficient sleep. Research shows that when people are not getting enough sleep, it is difficult for them to integrate information. Without this ability to integrate, it is difficult to make reasonable and rapid decisions. Sleep helps to promote the health and efficiency of brain connections and promote communication. When you have enough sleep, the parts of your brain that support slow thinking and those that support fast thinking make it easier to interact, share information, and optimize decisions.
Decision not only makes us look happy, healthy, and capable, it also makes us feel this way. Ultimately, the best way to get the benefits of decisiveness is to increase your confidence in your ability to make decisions and your confidence in the decisions themselves to become more decisive.
Translator: Yoyo_J