Decision-making is one of the primary interpersonal skills related to emotional intelligence that bosses, managers, leaders, and executives must master to be effective as organizational leaders. THIS ARTICLE from the Wall Street Journal identifies the top four mistakes that leaders make when they ask their people about their ideas and then make decisions about implementing them.
The top four mistakes that bosses make when making decisions are:
- Bosses who only pretend that their employees have influence
- Bosses who don’t know when to slow down
- Bosses who treat final decisions as anything but “final”
- Bosses who use decision-making as a substitute for action.
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