Decisions
Good decisions are essential for success

Overview

• What is a Decision?

• Types of Decisions

When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that is in itself a choice.

William James

What is a Decision?

Definition:
A decision is a commitment to an action that is intended to yield satisfying states of affairs for particular parties, called the beneficiaries of that action.

This formal definition is probably a little elaborate, but it is essentially a composite of how people use the term decision in practice.

Effective decision will mean a decision that results in satisfying states of affairs for its intended beneficiaries.
The qualifier effective is appropriate because it implies that a decision achieves the purpose implicit in the definition of decision.

We know four distinct types of decisions, each with its own special features and demands:

• Type 1: Choice decisions

• Type 2: Accept or reject decisions

• Type 3: Evaluation decisions

• Type 4: Construction decisions

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