OFFICERS’ TRAINING ACADEMY

UNITY AND DISCIPLINE

DECISION MAKING AND
GOAL SETTING

RD
DECISION MAKING
 DECISION MAKING
 DECISION MAKING CAN BE REGARDED AS A
RESULT OF A MENTAL PROCESSES LEADING TO THE
SELECTION OF A COURSE OF ACTION AMONG
SEVERAL ALTERNATIVES

 EVERY DECISION MAKING PROCESS PRODUCES A

FINAL CHOICE

 THE OUTPUT CAN BE AN ACTION OR AN OPINION

 DECISION MAKING
 DECISION MAKING IS A COMPLEX PROCESS. SOME
DECISIONS ARE MADE AFTER CAREFUL DELIBERATION,
SOME ARE MADE MORE HASTILY; SOME ARE MADE
THROUGH OUR OWN WILL, SOME UNDER THE PRESSURE
OF OTHERS

 OUR PAST EXPERIENCES DETERMINE MANY OF THE

DECISIONS WE MAKE. SOMETIMES DUE TO THE PAST
EXPERIENCES WE ARE AFRAID OF DOING THINGS
DIFFERENTLY

 GOOD DECISION MAKING DEPENDS ON

UNDERSTANDING THE SITUATION WELL, BEING AWARE
OF OUR CHOICES AND, ABOVE ALL VISUALIZING THE
CONSEQUENCES OF OUR CHOICES
DECISION MAKING
 MODELS FOR MAKING
EFFECTIVEDECISION MAKING

 3 C METHOD

 POWER MODEL

 DECISION TREE ANALYSIS

 3C METHOD

• C – CHALLENGES

• C – CHOICES

• C – CONSEQUENCES
 POWER MODEL

• P – PROBLEM

• O – OPTIONS

• W – WEIGH

• E – ELECT/ EVALUATE

• R – REVIEW
DECISION TREE ANALYSIS
 DECISION TREE ANALYSIS

 Priya and Rahul are married for 6 years. Rahul don’t want
to continue the relationship as he has to achieve some
goals in life that he wants to settle abroad which his wife is
not happy about. He thinks it may be difficult to achieve the
goals if he continue the relationship. Help Rahul to take a
decision

 Ajit completed his engineering and wants to pursue his

studies. But his parents want him to get married as they
need someone to help them in family as they are growing
old. Help Ajit to take a decision
 DECISION TREE ANALYSIS
 Rohan loves a girl and wants to marry her. But his
parents are against love marriage. He doesn’t want to hurt
his family at the same time cant leave the girl he love

 Shila works in a corporate office. She is very

hardworking and dedicated and therefore her boss gives
her extra work for which she also gets incentives and due
recognition. But she feels overburdened. Her family also
wants her to leave the job and spend more time with them.
What should Shila do?
Life is 10% what happens to us and
90% how we react to it !!!
 GOAL SETTING AND
PLANNING EFFECTIVELY
 GOAL SETTING

 PRAKASH WANTS TO DO WELL IN TRIALS AND JOIN THE

CRICKET TEAM

 DEVAKASHI NEED “B” ON HER MATHEMATICS TEST TO

GO ON THE FIELD TRIP NEXT WEEK

 TEJINDER HAS BEEN SAVING MONEY TO BUY A NEW

PART OF HIS BIKE
 GOAL

 SOMETHING TO DO

 SOMEPLACE TO GO

 SOMETHING TO HAVE
 GOAL

 IT GIVES DIRECTION AND PURPOSE FOR LIFE

 IT MAKES LIFE INTERESTING AND CHALLENGING

 HELPS TO MAKE THE DECISION

 TYPES

 SHORT TERM GOAL

 LONG TERM GOAL

 GOAL SETTING

GOAL SETTING IS A POWERFUL PROCESS FOR

THINKING ABOUT YOUR IDEAL FUTURE, AND FOR

MOTIVATING YOURSELF TO TURN THIS VISION OF

THE FUTURE INTO REALITY

 SMART GOAL
A USEFUL WAY OF MAKING GOALS MORE POWERFUL
 S : SPECIFIC

 M : MEASURABLE

 A : ATTAINABLE

 R : RELEVANT

 T : TIME-BOUND
 GOAL SETTING TIPS
 State Each Goal as a Positive Statement: Express your
goals positively - 'Execute this technique well' is a much
better goal than 'Don't make this stupid mistake.'

 Be Precise: Set a precise goal, putting in dates, times and

amounts so that you can measure achievement. If you do
this, you will know exactly when you have achieved the goal,
and can take complete satisfaction from having achieved it

 Set Priorities: When you have several goals, give each a

priority. This helps you to avoid feeling overwhelmed by too
many goals, and helps to direct your attention to the most
important ones
 FIVE FRIENDS FOR GOOD PLANNING

 Why : The reasons for working towards goal

 Who :The person who will carry out the plan

 How : The step by step action required

 When: The time within which each step will be done and
goal achieved

 What : The resources needed to achieve the goal

THANK YOU