How to recognise you are dealing with a decision maker

When you go to eat alone, it usually takes only a moment to decide where to go. But if there are more of you going, the decision usually takes much longer. The same applies to the business world.

If a group of people, not just an individual, is making a decision on behalf of a company, the whole process takes much longer. This is one of many reasons why you always want to talk to the person in the highest possible position who has the authority to decide about your proposal.

Here we present four signs that will help you detect this person.