90Evaluating Decisions

Warning! What you’re about to read can make you a highly successful decision maker. But it takes professional courage and dedication to learning.

After your decisions have been implemented, you’ll need to evaluate them. Were they good decisions, bad decisions, or somewhere in between? Did you get the result you planned on? Or did results fall short of the goal?

Facing the truth about our decisions takes courage, and that kind of bravery is not as prevalent in organizations as you might think. Looking our decisions square in the eye after the fact is scary, because we don’t want to see any shortcomings or failures.

Assignment

From the onset of your decision-making efforts, have a plan on how you’ll evaluate the success ...

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