{"id":3907,"date":"2014-06-10T18:12:02","date_gmt":"2014-06-10T23:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottcochrane.com\/?p=3907"},"modified":"2014-06-10T22:36:53","modified_gmt":"2014-06-11T03:36:53","slug":"how-leaders-turn-good-decisions-into-great-decisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/2014\/06\/10\/how-leaders-turn-good-decisions-into-great-decisions\/","title":{"rendered":"How Leaders Turn Good Decisions into Great Decisions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated from April 13, 2012 post<\/em><\/p>\n

How do you help your team go from making good decisions to making great decisions?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It starts by understanding that there is no such thing as a team decision.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Every decision made in your organization must have someone\u2019s name written next to it.<\/p>\n

Someone must own the outcome. Someone must pace around their office thinking through every ramification and potential hurdle.<\/p>\n

In his Harvard Business Review\u00a0blog post<\/a>,\u00a0If You Think Your Team Makes Decisions, Think Again<\/em>, Bob Frisch wrote, \u201cExecutive teams may discuss issues, debate courses of action, and even give their stamps of approval, but they actually don\u2019t decide anything of moment as a group\u2026 It is the leader, not the group, who ultimately allows that particular decision to go through.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, if your goal is great decisions how should you work with your team?<\/p>\n

1. \u00a0Start by clarifying roles and responsibilities.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Instead of saying, \u201cTeam, we have a decision to make today,\u201d it should be, \u201cTeam, I have a decision to make today, (or \u201cSusan has a decision to make today\u201d) and your help is required.\u201d<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0 Set the decision-maker up for success.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you have given Susan the\u00a0responsibility<\/span>\u00a0for a decision, you must also confer on her the\u00a0authority<\/span>\u00a0to make that decision. Let the team know that it\u2019s her call. And it\u2019s her responsibility to ensure its success.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0 Coach the team in how to support the decision.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Individual members of the team may, or may not, agree with the decision reached by you or Susan. Your job becomes coaching the team on how to support that decision even when they disagree.<\/p>\n

One of the key members of our team will regularly consult with me when I\u2019ve made a tough decision. If he doesn\u2019t agree with me he will always say, \u201cScott, I see this differently. But I will support you 100%.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0how you turn good decisions into great decisions.<\/p>\n

Always\u00a0make sure that every decision has a name written next to it. Make sure it is clear who has the responsibility and authority to make a call, and\u00a0coach your team toward honest feedback and support of decisions made.<\/p>\n

Committing to this process could be one of the best leadership decisions you’ll ever make.<\/p>\n

How do you work with your team in the decision making process?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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