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In every organization, there is a consistent need to make timely crucial decisions at all levels.\u00a0 This is critical more so at the strategic level where senior leaders are anticipated to possess a strong ability to make systematic and integrated choices. \u00a0However, this isn\u2019t simple and there isn\u2019t a straight path to accomplish this either.<\/p>\n
A lot of research and thought leadership is available on devising\u00a0strategy<\/a> and implementation\u2014but not much on how to become a leader<\/a> with strong judgment skills. In most cases, Chief Executive Officers have to develop their own on-the-job training programs for executives to sharpen their strategic thinking and judgmental skills.<\/p>\n When making decisions, executives have to make trade-offs, assessing different available options.\u00a0 Selection of the most viable choice among a handful of options and relinquishing the other options is daunting for executives, as they want to keep all of their options on the table.<\/p>\n Decision-making Acumen is important for executives.<\/a>\u00a0 It is critical for the executives, for instance, to have an in-depth analysis of the pros and cons of entering a specific market before they actually present the case to the board.\u00a0 They need to decide on the regions they should venture into and the strategy on how to do it.<\/p>\n The ability to select right choices makes people to consider the bigger picture and think of long term instead of merely targeting short-term gains.\u00a0 Executives with Decision Making Acumen are able to say no to the choices that aren\u2019t suitable for their organizations.<\/p>\n Developing executives\u2019 judgment and decision making capabilities<\/a> necessitates employing a systematic approach. \u00a0Key elements that comprise a systematic approach to developing the executives Decision Making Acumen include:<\/p>\n Understanding these 2 elements enables the executives to establish priorities, clearly communicate the reasons behind their judgments, stand firm on their decisions, and become an advocate of those choices for others to follow.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s now talk more about how a strong grasp on reality is critical to executives developing decision making acumen.<\/p>\n Executives are often predisposed to see the data that confirms to their preconceived opinions.\u00a0 This psychological bias leads them to consider their circumstances to be better than they actually are.\u00a0 The 1st<\/sup> element of the approach stresses on leaving biases and notions out of the decision making process. Executives with Decision Making Acumen make their judgments based on thorough evaluation of the circumstances, keep their own views out of the way, and embrace the reality.<\/p>\n Distraction by preconceived views and not embracing reality leads to failures. \u00a0For instance, based on the assumption that it would be simple to expand in economies like Brazil due to Innovation and brand equity in other markets, Proctor and Gamble invested huge sums into overseas distribution of its oral care range there.\u00a0 The company didn\u2019t realize that Colgate had already invested two times what P&G did in distribution and had already developed extensive distribution network there, which resulted in creating immense brand loyalty for its products in Brazil.\u00a0 This false assumption led P&G to lose millions of dollars in the market and warranted the executives to alter their expansion strategy.<\/p>\n Interested in learning more about the other element of the systematic approach to Decision Making?\u00a0 You\u00a0can download\u00a0an editable PowerPoint on Executive Decision Making Acumen<\/strong>\u00a0here<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/u>on the\u00a0Flevy documents marketplace<\/a>.<\/p>\n You can download in-depth presentations on this and hundreds of similar business frameworks from the\u00a0FlevyPro Library<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0FlevyPro<\/a>\u00a0is trusted and utilized by 1000s of management consultants and corporate executives. 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