Sunday, August 26, 2012

A520.3.1.RB - Decision Making



If I had to use three words to describe my decision-making they would be creative, logical, and flexible. I often use as much creativity as possible when making decisions, especially if another party is involved, like my family or my team at work. This allows some unpredictability in my results from the decision and also creates an exciting work environment by trying out new methods for solving problems. Logic shows up quite often in my decision-making because my job is technical and several job tasks revolve around data from various technical sources. I use my knowledge of the department and the team members to make informed decisions. I can learn from my mistakes and use that experience to make a better decision next time. I also make decisions that are flexible, meaning I can change specific aspects about them without affecting the end result. I do this by creating more than one plan for each decision, like back-up plans.

The three words that describe the opposite of my decision-making are unoriginal, irrational, and rigid. I think it would be very hard for me to make decisions that revolve around these three words, only because my personality plays a major part in my decision-making, and these three words are the complete opposite of who I am as a person and how I act. My family, along with my team at work, is anything but unoriginal so I cannot imagine having to make the same decisions day in and day out. The technical details of my job also prohibit me from making irrational decisions that could have a costly impact on the organization.

Overall, I enjoy making decisions the way I feel the most comfortable with, which is using past experience, knowledge, logic, and creativity. My personality shows through in my decisions and I would not like to detract from that. I have too much at stake to make decisions that are not original, not logical, and do not show a creative spirit. 

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