A520.3.1.RB - Shuck, Allison

Decision Making

1. What are a few words that describe your decision-making style?

Honest, Realistic, Respectful and Straightforward

2. What are the opposites of the words you chose?

Dishonest, Impractical, Inconsiderate, and Deceiving

3. Could you see any benefits to making decision using an approach that is based on either the opposites or somewhere in-between and what outcomes would you expect to see?

In order to make the best decision possible, one should must be honest, realistic, respectful and straightforward. Why, because any other way would simply be unethical. When tasked with making a difficult decision, I try to put myself in someone else’s shoes. It is important to be sensible and thoughtful to the feelings of others. I believe that morality is the main factor that must be considered when making a decision. One must ask him/herself is this the moral thing to do? Personally, I believe that if someone were dishonest, impractical, inconsiderate and or deceptive toward me, karma would somehow, in some way repay the favor. It always does; well at least in my experience.

For the most part, decisions at an organizational level require a lot of work; the harder the decision the more impact it will have on an organization; it can either make or break an organization.  For example, when an organization decides to switch to a new, more effective software program in order to increase its customer service; much like Embry Riddle did when switching from DataTel to Campus Solutions. The decision, although difficult to make, could have both a positive or negative long term impact on the organization; it could be either beneficial or detrimental to organizational success.

Therefore, I feel that when making faced with a difficult decision, one must be truthful, practical, considerate and straightforward. He/she must strive to eliminate negativity and increase the chances for positive long term results.