{"id":26439,"date":"2021-02-11T09:23:09","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T13:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=26439"},"modified":"2021-02-14T23:42:06","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T03:42:06","slug":"managerial-decision-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/managerial-decision-making\/","title":{"rendered":"Managerial Decision Making: The Ideal Model"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is managerial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/integrative-decision-making\/\">decision making<\/a>? Are there certain guides or models you can follow?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/managerial-decision-making-2\/\">Managerial decision making<\/a> is both the way managers make decisions, and how they determine how decisions are made. Using this ideal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/methods-of-decision-making-crucial-conversations\/\">decision-making<\/a> model from <em>High Output Management<\/em>, you can improve your managerial decision-making skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about managerial decision making and how it works. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ideal Managerial Decision Making <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s important to adhere to a standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/rational-decision-making-process\/\">decision-making process<\/a> for two reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>It\u2019s faster<\/strong>\u2014you don\u2019t have to come up with a new process every time.<\/li><li><strong>It\u2019s less frustrating for the affected parties.<\/strong> If people know upfront who will be making and approving the decision, they know there\u2019s the possibility the decision they\u2019ve been working on will be vetoed. If they <em>don\u2019t<\/em> know this upfront, even if there\u2019s a good reason for the veto, they\u2019ll potentially see the veto as political maneuvering or become demoralized.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>There are four steps to Grove\u2019s ideal managerial decision making model:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step #1: Address the Six Pre-Decision Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before starting the managerial decision making process, to promote an optimal, efficient decision, you must give everyone involved in the process the answers to the following six questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. What is the decision?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For example, Intel had to decide where to build a new plant in the Philippines. The choices were a location next to an existing plant (which would be more convenient but more expensive because space was limited and the building would have to be multistory) or a new location.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>2. What is the deadline?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Intel had to decide within a month so that there would be enough time to build the plant before it was needed.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Who will make the decision?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Intel\u2019s facilities people (who knew about costs and construction) and manufacturing plant managers (who knew about operational benefits) would make the decision together. Three managers from approximately equal power-positions represented each group.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Whom do you need to talk to before making the decision?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The managers of each group spoke with their staff to gather relevant information.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Who will approve or reject the decision?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Grove would do this because he was the first common person in the organizational chart (the president) above the senior managers. He was also familiar with the existing Philippines plant.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>6. Who needs to know the decision?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Grove would tell the chairman of the board. He wasn\u2019t directly involved with plants, but building a new plant is a big business decision and therefore relevant to the chairman.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step #2: Encourage Free Discussion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discussion should cover all points of view and all relevant information because the best decision will come from considering the opinions of all knowledgeable people. Everyone should get to speak freely. Encourage disagreement\u2014it\u2019s common for participants to stay out of the discussion until one view seems likely to win and then jump in to support this view, but this behavior won\u2019t produce the best decision because it results in people withholding their true opinions, which isn&#8217;t helpful for managerial decision making. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Free discussion ends when you\u2019ve heard and considered all the information. At this time, push for a consensus, or make the decision yourself (you\u2019ll be well-informed thanks to the free discussion). This timing is important:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If you end a discussion too early, you won\u2019t have all the information you need to make a good decision.<\/li><li>If you don\u2019t end it, it could go on forever and people could get further from the right decision.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, the Intel groups considered all the information about the new plant\u2019s possible locations, including costs, geography, and traffic patterns. They thought it would work best to build the new plant beside the old plant but keep the new plant small to avoid huge costs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step #3: Explain the Decision Clearly<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once something is decided, it should be explained as clearly as possible to everyone who will be affected by it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People tend to be vague about controversial decisions to avoid arguments with those who disagree with the choice, but you should do the opposite. Being vague doesn\u2019t prevent an argument, it just postpones it, and people don\u2019t like being kept in the dark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the decision is very different from what was on the table (for example, if Grove had canceled the construction of the plant), announce it, give people some time to digest it, and then later, talk about it with everyone. Some time for reflection and the opportunity to share feedback will help people accept the decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step #4: Demand Full Support<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone involved in the decision must support it. They don\u2019t have to <em>agree<\/em> with it\u2014it\u2019s not always possible to get agreement on everything because everyone has differences of opinion\u2014but they must commit to executing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Challenges Associated With the Model<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>This four-step process comes with challenges in managerial decision making:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Unnaturalness. <\/strong>Middle managers often find this model awkward because they struggle to express their views, make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/making-hard-decisions\/\">hard decisions<\/a>, and get behind decisions they don\u2019t agree with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Emotions. <\/strong>It\u2019s hard for people to separate their emotions from decision-making, and people tend to get even more emotional when they have to make decisions with people they don\u2019t know. If there\u2019s a big divide between knowledge and power, everyone can feel uncertain. People might fear sounding stupid and not speak, or fear being overruled and therefore feel embarrassed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-manage-your-emotions\/\">manage your emotions<\/a>, remember that you, like all people, are smart and have willpower.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Peer-group syndrome.<\/strong> When in a group of peers, most people are reluctant to express an opinion because they don\u2019t want to say something that the rest of the group doesn\u2019t agree with. Therefore, people talk around in circles until they feel confident that the group is leaning towards something (or if this doesn\u2019t happen, they talk forever). One member will state the perceived consensus weakly using first-person plural, so it\u2019s not attached to them personally. If they\u2019ve read the room right, everyone else will start supporting the position too. This is disadvantageous because it cuts the discussion short, and without examining all points of view, it\u2019s harder to make a good decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two ways to avoid this circling:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Put someone in charge of the meeting. 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