Title: 5 Best Practices to Follow in the Decision-Making Process – Big Think Edge
Headings: 5 Best Practices to Follow in the Decision-Making Process
5 Best Practices to Follow in the Decision-Making Process
1) Avoid Having Too Many Hands in the Pot
2) Ensure the Right People are in the Right Roles
3) Cultivate a Problem-Solving Mindset through Training
4) Keep Industry and Organizational History in Mind
5) Follow a Decision-Making Checklist

Content: When that happens, it’s important to limit the number of people to a realistic and efficient number of decision-makers. According to a study by Bain that was cited in Forbes: “After the 7th person in a decision-making group, each extra member reduces decision effectiveness by 10%.” The ideal and highest-performing group, according to many studies, is considered to include no more than 6 people. 2) Ensure the Right People are in the Right Roles
Almost nothing can make the responsibility of decision-making even more challenging. However, if you have the wrong person in one of the integral roles within the decision-making process, that could certainly make things more difficult for everyone involved. Additionally, when a group is involved in that process, it’s important to make sure that the right roles are filled and that each role has a clear set of responsibilities. This way each person knows who is responsible for gathering information, giving or collecting feedback, making recommendations, making decisions and providing approvals, so that there is no confusion. 3) Cultivate a Problem-Solving Mindset through Training
Solving problems and making decisions in a constantly-changing professional environment can present a number of challenges. So, when you have individual employees or groups in place to face those challenges, you need to make sure they are prepared to do so as much as possible.