Tuesday, October 28, 2008

THE FIVE C'S OF EFFECTIVE DECISION MAKING

There will be several things that will be repetitive in this blog. One is my respect for John Maxwell. Without every walking a foot on the LSU campus, he has had a profound effective on our program through his writings. We have used many of his writings as motivational materials and have used entire books for our team to read and study from. The following is but a small sample of the many things he teaches. He has a profound way that he writes in that he finds a way deliver the most complex message by a simple means. The Five C's of Effective Decision Making comes from his book "Be All You Can Be."

COMMUNICATION
Make others aware that you're aware.

CONSIDERATION
Enable your outer circle to visualize the positive results of your decision.

COMPARISON
Evaluate your decision honestly. Compare the pros and cons.

CONVICTION
This is the climax of the decision-making process. This is the step at which you reach a consensus.

COMMITMENT
Once you and your circle have agreed on the decision, they should stand with you in seeing that decision through to fruition.