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    Practical Managementfor Career Readiness

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    Effective Problem Solving and

    Decision Making

    Module 1

    with Rob Stone, M.Ed., PMP

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    Decision

     A choice that you make about somethingafter thinking about it: the result of deciding.

    http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decision

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    Decision Making

    The thought process of selecting a logicalchoice from the available options

    http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/decision-making.html

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    Bad or No Choice

    • Option 1

    • Option 2

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    Bad or No Choice

    • Option 1

    • Option 2

    • No choice

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    Painting New Cars

    Method A

    Method B

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    Decision Making: The Ultimate Guide

    To Decision Making!

    How To Beat Procrastination, StopWorrying, And Be Decisive To Make

    Critical Decisions With Intuition ...

    Productivity, Leadership, Procrastinationa book by Ryan Cooper 

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    Three Key Elements In the Process

    1. Know your purpose

    2. Understand your biases

    3. Consider different consequences

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    1. Know Your Purpose

    Have $1,000,000 in accessible

    assets before retirement

    Three Key Elements In the Process

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    2. Understand your Biases

    Legal considerations, ethicalconsiderations, etc.

    Three Key Elements In the Process

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    3. Consider Different Consequences

    • Keeping our car for a few extra years

    • Not purchasing a new Rolex watch

    • Taking a vacation every other year 

    Three Key Elements In the Process

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    Problem

     A perceived gap between the existingstate and a desired state, or a deviationfrom a norm, standard, or status quo

    http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/problem.html

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    Examples of A “Problem”

    You are gaining weight because you

    eat badly and do not exercise enough

    The exercise method you have chosen

    does not work well for you

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    Problem Solving

    The process of working through details ofa problem to reach a solution

    http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/problem-solving.html

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