Decision Making
A friend is struggling with a big decision about his professional future. He believes that even without the recession, his firm is existing hand to mouth and has a limited future. The CEO doesn’t have great business savvy, and ineffective decisions made over the years are coming home to roost now.
In spite of this, he has great loyalty to this company, and especially to the CEO.
Every word out of my friend’s mouth suggests that the best thing for him to do is to find another job where there is a better professional fit. And yet, he is paralyzed in the decision process, because he is living in his comfort zone.
Both my friend and the CEO of his company are making bad decisions. The CEO in the past, and my friend in the present, are making decisions based on emotions, not on what’s in his or the firm’s best interests.
A challenging environment requires crisp, objective decision making. Hoping for the best is a shaky strategy in the best of circumstances, let alone now.
