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Indecisivene

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A Psychological theory of Indecisiveness

 Within this
model, indecisiveness refers to the
experience of decision problems (i.e.,
lack of information, valuation difficulty,
and outcome uncertainty) resulting in
overt choice-related behaviours such as
delay, tunnel vision, and post-decision
dysfunctional behaviour (e.g., worry)
What causes Indecisiveness?

 Often, the desire to be one hundred


percent sure of the
accuracy/correctness
 excessive stress
 a lack of self-trust
Why is decision making difficult?

 Decisions can have Unexpected &


Unintended consequences. The strongest
impediment to decision making is fear.
Fear of making the wrong choice, if you
make a bad decision or things just turn
out badly. ... The best outcome is to make
a good decision in a timely manner.
How do I stop being indecisive?

 Pay Attention to Your Emotions.


 Take Your Time.
 Think Strategically.
 Ask Who You're Trying to Please.
 Banish Your Perfection Mindset.
 Let Go of Bad Decisions.
 Visualize Possible Outcomes.
How do you help someone who
can't make a decision?
 If they're emotional help them calm down. ...
 Don't make it about you. ...
 Resist giving advice unless directly asked for. ...
 Try to find the problem under the problem. ...
 Ask “what if” questions. ...
 Settle and circle. ...
 Map out next steps.
Tools and Techniques
 Here are some of the common tools and techniques used by
people in decision making:
 a. Cost/Benefit Analysis
A tool that allows the decision maker to simply compare the
costs with the benefits of something
 b. SWOT
The acronym stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities
and Threats. It is a very useful and effective tool for various
situations in businesses and organizations wherein the strengths
and weaknesses are identified as well as the opportunities and
threats in order to arrive at sound decisions.
 c. Pareto Analysis
This tool is useful in focusing on major causes for
changes that will bring about huge benefits to the
decision maker.
 d. Stepladder Technique
The technique works by managing the entry or
admission of members in a decision making group. It
encourages every member to contribute ideas and
alternatives to the group.
 e. Starbursting
Starbursting is a process of gaining knowledge on new
ideas through brainstorming but the focus is more on
the questions and not on the answers.
 f. PMI
PMI tool is used for arriving at quick decisions
that do not quite have problems. The acronym
stands for Plus, Minuses, and Interesting points.
 g. Paired Comparison Analysis
It is a tool that helps determine the relative
significance and feasibility of the alternatives.
 h. Decision Trees
With this tool, the decision maker can choose
from among alternatives by foreseeing the
possible outcomes or courses of action.
 i. 5 Why’s Technique
This is a very simple but effective tool that requires
analyzing the problem at hand by asking “Why?” and
“What caused it?” The question “Why?” is asked
simultaneously 5 times, thus the term 5 Whys.
 j. Six Thinking Hats
Here is another powerful tool that allows the person
to look at decisions from various perspectives by
thinking out of the box or going beyond the
conventional manner of thinking.

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