Developing Decision Making II

Overview

GSA Competencies and Levels

Decision Making: L3, L4

Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change

Source: CHCO Council Financial Management Competency Study

Focuses on how decision-making changes when we shift the focus to the team, and the organization. Making decisions with other people, particularly in the context of a team/group setting, introduces a variety of complex (and sometimes counter-intuitive) factors, which can result in inefficient information utilization, inefficient solutions, and outright incorrect decisions. Developing a better understanding the additional factors that influence decision-making, and the importance of process in a group or organizational unit, is critical if we are to avoid such dysfunctional outcomes.