Decisions, Decisions
Consulting and Seminars from
H.F. Lillywhite, Logical Learning and Consulting
503-649-7647 email: decisions@hfl-llc.com
The quality of our work and our lives depends,
to a great extent, on the quality of the decisions we make.
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Decision-Making Tips
More information about the
following brief tips is available from H.F. Lillywhite, LLC
either in seminars or as consultation:
Twelve steps to better decisions:
Keep the goal in mind.
Gather & analyze information.
List options & possible
outcomes.
Determine outcome probabilities.
List possible consequences and
benefits for each outcome.
Do cost-benefit analysis for
outcomes.
Look at changing the
probabilities.
Examine legal/moral issues.
Listen to a devil's advocate (or
be one yourself).
Is it worth the risk?
Can you tolerate a bad outcome?
Put it together and decide.
Questions to ask before making a
major life change:
What do I want from this change?
How badly do I want it?
What is the probability I will
get it?
What side effects might come
along?
How serious are the side effects?
What are the probabilities of the
side effects?
What might it cost (money, time,
danger, relationships etc.)?
How can I improve my chances?
Is the hoped for result worth the
risk?
Decisions under time, information,
and resource constraints - SCORPAR
S: Size up the situation
C:
Contingencies - what might happen
O: Objectives - what
you want to accomplish
R: Resources available
P:
Plan, should fit the objectives and resources
A:
Action, make it so
R: Repeat after taking action or
when the situation changes as appropriate
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