Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Styles in Decision-Making

Every person has their own style on how they come to a decision. But when this style is carried over to workplace, it will have a great impact on how successful the organization can become. But while the decision-making styles of managers should be taken into consideration when they are accepted into their particular position, it is also important to remember that employees under them also have their own unique decision making styles.

There are basically four styles in decision-making namely directive style, analytical style, conceptual style, and behavioral style. It is important to look deeper into these styles to be able to derive a better understanding of how individuals make decisions based on their characteristics. So here they are:

1. Directive Style- the people who have directive style in making decisions have a very low tolerance for ambiguity because they are logical in their way of thinking. The directive style allows people to make decisions fast but these decisions tend to be good for the short term only because of the lack of information and the few alternatives that were considered in making this decision.

2. Analytical Style- like the directive style, the analytical style also has a low tolerance for ambiguity although it is broader in outlook. People with an analytic style of thinking want to have as much information and alternative as possible to be able to make effective decision. These kinds of thinkers can be described as careful decision-makers but they do have the ability to adapt to unique situations when necessary.

3. Conceptual Style- people with conceptual style usually have a broad outlook and look for many different alternatives. They also have the ability to come up with creative solutions to address unique problems. People with this kind of style are good at making long term decisions because of the vast amount of alternatives that had been taken into consideration.

4. Behavioral Style- people with behavioral style are usually concerned about how co-workers and other members of the organization will feel about the decision they make. Because of this, they usually ask for advice and are receptive to the suggestions of other people. People with behavioral styles are also the ones who usually call for a meeting to communicate with all levels of the organization because acceptance is very important to them.

As you can see, there are four distinct styles that a manager uses in making decisions in an organization. But using one style doesn't mean that managers are inflexible in using another. The truth is, most managers use more than one of these decision-making-styles in the operations of the business. Usually though, they have a dominant style that stand out.

Overall though, most people are flexible in thinking differently so they can adapt to changes and make the right kind of decision when it is called for.

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Every morning as people wake up and make the commute to work, many dream of the day when they will finally work for themselves. Every time the boss lets someone know that they must give up their weekend plans for the good of the company, people contemplate the benefits of being the owner of their own business.

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Are you the type of person who relishes every chance to gather around the water cooler for social interaction?

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