Decision-making is one of the topics that is well researched and regularly

studied in graduate business schools throughout the world.  Every leader wants

to know how to make good decisions.  And how to avoid bad ones.  Especially in

the context of leadership in business.

So where does “gut instinct” or a “sixth sense” play into the role of

decision-making?

Here’s a quick formula learned a number of years ago from a seasoned and

retired friend who was a captain of the industry in which he was a senior

 
Two weeks ago under the heading, [first] Back [then] To The Future, we stressed the importance of looking over the past year to glean a sense of what worked well – and what didn’t.  Using that data, we committed to look ahead to 2012 this week.  And so there is just one more thing to do this year: set our goals for 2012.
 

As we approach year-end many of us are beginning to look ahead to the new year.

Difficult economic times provide unique opportunities.  In such times, everything we have learned and everything we value is called upon to navigate the challenges we face. Our experiences, victories, mistakes - and most of all - our values, are all called upon.  And in a sense, put to the test.
 
It's sort of like taking a final exam in leadership graduate school.  It is therefore a wonderful opportunity to set the course for the future of our leadership style and effectiveness.
 

I don’t remember much from my 10th grade geometry class.  But I do remember a word we learned and its meaning (because it’s simple).

The word is “congruent.”

In geometry two figures are congruent if they have exactly the same shape and the same size.  For example, two triangles are congruent if their corresponding sides are equal in length and their corresponding angles are equal in size.

Then and only then are they congruent; they are the same.

What in the fat does this have to do with leadership?

Good question.