Action Learning

1. Think about two times when you made decisions, one that had a positive outcome and one that did not turn out so well.
2. Fill out the following table.

What decision did you have to make?	Decision #1 (positive outcome)	Decision #2 (negative outcome)
Was the decision programmed or nonprogrammed?
Was there certainty or uncertainty?
Did you use your intuition?
Did you build a coalition?
Did you engage in any bad decision behaviors, such as defending previous decisions, being too emotional, unduly influenced by initial impressions, etc.?
Did you explore different alternatives?
Did you use evidence-based thinking?
Did you consult a devil's advocate?

1. What differences do you see in the two decision-making situations?
2. What can you learn from this on how to more effectively make decisions in the future?