Whether hosted by the legendary Monty Hall or the fast-thinking Wayne Brady, contestants have been asked over the decades to choose between Doors 1, 2, or 3. The hope is to make a deal and receive the big prize; the risk is ending up with a dud!
For me, the entertaining aspect of this show is how people dress and conduct themselves throughout their time on the show. Sometimes when we are asked to decide, we act in uncharacteristic ways!
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| How do you respond when there are multiple choices? (Photo credit: How to Help Clients Who Have Difficulty Making Decisions: Increasing Tolerance of Uncertainty, New Harbinger Publications) |
As a project manager, I learned how to be organized and methodical. Work colleagues would comment on how efficient I was and always seemed to be multiple steps ahead. But if they only knew!
In Real Life -- any non-work aspect of being home or with friends -- I can be very indecisive. Often, I will ask others what they want to do... without a thought in mind of a plan or what I would like to do. It can be a challenge when no one can decide on a restaurant or movie!
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| Do you have a defined decision-making process? (Photo credit: 7 Steps to Effective Decision Making, UMass - Dartmouth) |
This sense of driving a decision -- or being driven by a decision or by others -- can create unintended conflicts between people. It's as if we always want to make the Right Choice, be rewarded with the Best Prize, or be recognized as smart, intuitive, or lucky. We fear failing or being left with The Dud that no one wanted.
The fun aspect of decision making can be in the risk: the challenge is how we respond to the choices we have made.
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| Is time on your side? (Photo credit: The Power of Decision Making, Edward Mungai - Inspire Leadership) |
In reflecting on my project management days, the best decisions made were grounded in:
- The time spent in talking through the options;
- Their impact on the end-goal; and,
- What was best for that moment in time.
And, if time was available, we could adjust the decision to accommodate the less-than-perfect choice made earlier. In other words, we didn't frame our decisions on Right-Wrong or Best-Dud. We focused on talking through a decision everyone could accept and being willing to adjust our thinking.
Let's make a deal this week: when asked to make a choice, let's open all of the doors by talking through each of our hopes, dreams, interests, and needs... and make a decision on what is best for all of us!
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| Larry Gardepie (click on link for website) |
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