If employees are to perform well, they need to be led by capable leaders who can make the right decisions. However, the right decisions is a problem for many people in leadership positions. Why is this and what can we do about it? The answers to these questions were published by the management consultant Glenn Llopis in the Forbes.com server. In an article titled "6 Reasons why leaders make bad decisions" he highlighted the following causes of poor decision-making.
1. Overestimating past experiences
Every leader should know that the experiences from the past are like a fire - a good servant but a bad master. We should always come from the dynamics of a current workplace and company.
2. Over-reliance on informal rules of corporate policy
Almost every organization struggles with politicking. Leaders should therefore know that they are not supposed to make choices to please someone but to fulfill their duties and to adhere to their values.
3. Lack of sense
The leader must see a clear sense of what he does and why he does it. Once he/she begins to feel that he/she is losing contact with his/her values, he/she should re-consider his/her decision-making.
4. Poor management of resources
The leader, who has no awareness of his/her available resources, cannot make good decisions. It is therefore important to continually examine the available sources of information - news, statistics, trends, etc.
5. Inability to see opportunities
The leader needs to see further and deeper than the things that are right before his/her eyes. Try to see an opportunity in everything new, you are experiencing. Only then make a decision.
6. Lack of confidence in his/her own abilities
A leader, who lacks confidence, has a great tendency to make bad decisions. However, the lack of confidence is workable. Do not be a perfectionist, but try to constantly learn and improve yourself
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