{"id":126,"date":"2014-05-24T11:50:16","date_gmt":"2014-05-24T11:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whatsyourpoint.mobi\/?p=126"},"modified":"2019-04-05T21:38:51","modified_gmt":"2019-04-06T01:38:51","slug":"10-tips-for-complex-decisions-made-simple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecatalyst.com\/blog\/10-tips-for-complex-decisions-made-simple\/","title":{"rendered":"10 TIPS for Complex Decisions Made Simple"},"content":{"rendered":"

Professionals, including advisors, executives, and entrepreneurs, are decisive by nature and training, so it\u2019s not surprising that many often think they are great decision-makers.<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Some professionals even believe that making decisions quickly is a sign of decisiveness, which it isn\u2019t necessarily. Commonly, after a few years on the job, most professionals feel they have learned all there is about the decision-making process. They believe it\u2019s just content\u00a0in the form of product specifications, office procedures, and client \u201chot topics\u201d that change, not decision making.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The more you understand about the PROCESS OF DECIDING relative to your target market and business, the more useful you are to those that rely on guidance to make up their minds and to end second guessing. This is true whether you sell goods, services, or both to individual clients, businesses, or organization, online or off.<\/p>\n

Professionals who truly understand how ill-prepared most prospects and clients are to make decisions, know how valuable professional help making decisions can be.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If this post offered “10 STEPS<\/em> for Complex Decisions Made Simple” instead of “10 TIPS” would you have decided to read this post?<\/strong> TIPS drive clicks these days, but they may not represent all you need to continuously improve your decision making skills. As you read each “tip” listed below, identify aspects of decision making\u2014clients\u2019 and yours\u2014that make deciding seem simple with experience and complex without, or without trustworthy professional advice.<\/p>\n

COMPLEX DECISIONS Made SIMPLE With CONFIDENCE<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. Identify the problem, challenge, or opportunity in detail, in plain, client-friendly language.<\/li>\n
  2. Clarify and specify goals and desired outcomes in writing.<\/li>\n
  3. Create a set of goal-based parameters and selection criteria, i.e. must-haves and wants.<\/li>\n
  4. Investigate and prioritize all available alternatives, including uncommon choices, previous dead-end attempts, and emerging (\u201cby next year\u201d and so on) alternatives.<\/li>\n
  5. Evaluate and prioritize available resources\u2014online and off.<\/li>\n
  6. Weigh outcomes, risks, pros, and cons for each alternative.<\/li>\n
  7. Select the best alternative based on goal(s), priorities, and comfort levels.<\/li>\n
  8. Design strategies for committed implementation.<\/li>\n
  9. Monitor and evaluate results, fix weaknesses, and adjust for desired outcome(s).<\/li>\n
  10. Re-evaluate goals and outcomes as results come in and external changes occur to achieve ongoing suitability and sustainability, as relevant.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In working through these decision-making TIPS, you are reviewing the STEPS toward confident decisions.<\/strong> Your approach may be meticulous or cursory, or lie somewhere in between. Here are a few examples of what you may discover:<\/p>\n