Decision Making

A decision making model is a systematic means of arriving at a decision. There are many decisions that we make every day that we have to assess, some being more important than others. There are many different decision making models, some are better than others. Decision making models are all about making good judgments. Decision making is one the defining characteristic of leadership. The GREAT decision making model consists or five steps which include:
· Give thought to the problem
· Review the choices
· Evaluate the consequences of each choice
· Assess and choose the best choice
· Think it over afterwards
One decision making model is the decision steps model, which included seven steps. The seven steps include:
· Identify the decision to be made
· Know Yourself
· Begin Identifying Options
· Gather information and data
· Evaluate viable options
· Select one of the alternatives.
· Set up an action plan to implement the alternative.
Another decision making model has nine steps, these nine steps are:
· Recognize that a problem exists and set a solution objective.
· Analyze the situation.
· Identify key uncertainties.
· Determine workable solutions and perhaps brainstorm for alternatives.
· Gather data, perhaps using expert help. Analyze which alternative might work best given the specific problem and your particular environment.
· Select the best alternative.
· Develop a plan for implementation and action.
· Implement the plan.
· Follow up to see how the decision worked out and to evaluate its effectiveness in solving the problem.
All of these decision making models would be good to use in many different situations. The one I think that would work the best is the last one that includes nine steps. It seems to the most specific and like it would work the best in any situation. These methods are all similar because they help you make decisions effectively. They are different because each one has different steps. Even though they are relatively similar, they all have different steps; some more elaborate than others. Decision making is very important and use these models to make good decisions.