Decision

Making
Reporter: Ma. Cristina P. Cabello
What is Decision
Making?
Decision making is the process of
making choices by identifying a
decision, gathering information, Click icon to add picture
and assessing alternative
resolutions

Decision-making is a leadership

skill that leader use to assess a
situation and determine how the
organization may proceed.
Correlation between Planning and
Decision Making
• Decision making is the core of planning.
• Planning leads to decision making
• A plan cannot exist unless a decision is made
• Planning – what , where, when, how, which.
• Decision – organizational structure, procedure,
nature, division of nature, span of control.
Process of Decision
Making
 • Mind-Set
- Talk, don’t solve – create a safe
environment
1. Identify - SITNA “Situation That Needs
Attention”
the problem – Thinking and discussing the problem
• What resources will be needed?
• How will it affect the organization?
• What type of decision making is
needed?

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2. Gather Who must take the decision – must be
relevant informed.
What information needed and how to get it.
information

 All available alternatives should be

3. Identify the considered. Only realistic alternatives
alternatives should be considered.

 Once you have identified multiple

4. Weigh the alternatives, weigh the evidence for or
evidence against said alternatives. .
 Compare all possible solutions
5. What is the best solution?
It is the one that satisfies all needs,
Selecting the most wants, and it may have
the Best some “nice, too’s”
The alternative which gives
Solution maximum benefit must be selected.
Has the least negative consequences
Reach consensus with the team
5. Converting
decision into . It’s Time To Act On Your Decision.

action
Consider the results of your decision and evaluate
7. Insuring the process by checking if it has fulfilled your
expectations. Monitoring will help you explore
feedback options.
To decide whether the decision taken must be
continued or not.
 Types of Decision Making
These decision are made in routine, repetitive, well-structured
Programmed situation using predetermined decision rules that may be based
Decision - on habits, established policies and procedures.
Non – Those that deals with unusual or exceptional problems & which
Programmed required very careful analysis study.
Decision -
Delayed Such decision are put on hold until the decision maker thinks that
Decision - the right time has come.

Quick Those decision enable one to make maximum of the opportunity

Decision - available at hand.
 Types of Decision Making
Facilitative In facilitative types of decision making,
Decision - both the leader and his subordinates
work together to arrive at a decision.
Consultative Consultative decision are made in
Decision consultation with the subordinates.
Delegative
The leader passes on the responsibility of
Decision
( Laissez-faire making decision to one or more of his
leadership) subordinates.
Decision Making
• Decision making is the key skill in the
workplace and very important for leaders. It
is also important every day in your personal
life. Some decisions are simple and are
almost automatic while others can be very
difficult. Wrong decisions can bring
consequences that one is forced to live with
for a long time.
Thank you
MA. CRISTINA P. CABELLO
MAED 2B