Decision Making

5 Steps to Better Results

by Harvard Business Essentials

Harvard Business Review Press, 2005

Copyright 2006 Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation
Summarized by permission of Harvard Business School Press
ISBN: 9781591397618
Pages: 166

Category: Leadership & Management

In this summary you will learn

• How to use a proven five-step process to make better decisions
• How to get the right people involved in the decision-making process
• How to manage risk and select the best alternatives

Why you should read Decision Making

Businesspeople make decisions daily, but few companies implement the kind of quality decision-making process that produces solid results. That’s unfortunate since bad decisions are costly. Over the long term, the basis for any organization’s success is its leaders’ ability to make the right decisions consistently. To reach that goal, apply the practical advice from this Harvard Business Essentials guide. getAbstract finds that this book is full of straightforward ideas to enhance team cohesiveness, build consensus, calibrate uncertainties and refine proposals, while including the right players in the process. Getting people to make well-reasoned decisions together remains a major business challenge. This little book can help.

About the Author

The Harvard Business Essentials series, which began in 2002, provides advice, coaching, information and guidance on business topics. Drawing on content from Harvard Business School Publishing and other sources, these guides provide a practical resource for readers in a variety of fields. To assure quality, a specialized content adviser closely reviews each volume.

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