2. WHAT IS DECISION MAKING
Decision Making is the act of choosing between two or more courses of action.However,it must always be
remembered that there may not always be a “correct’ decision among the available choices.
★ People often find it hard to make decisions - inevitably we all have to make decisions all the
time, some are more important than others.
Although decisions can be made using either intuition or reasoning, a combination of both approaches
is often used. Whatever approach is used, it is usually helpful to structure decision making in order to:
● Reduce more complicated decisions down to simpler steps.
● See how any decisions are arrived at.
● Plan decision making to meet deadlines.
3. STAGES IN DECISION
MAKING
★ Listing all possible solutions/options.
★ Setting a time scale and deciding who is responsible for the decision.
★ Information gathering.
★ Weighing up the risks involved.
★ Deciding on values, or in other words what is important.
★ Weighing up the pros and cons of each course of action.
★ Making the decision.
4. Example of a man trying to make
a decision between two women
