Making decisions is a very important skill that every single person on the earth needs to use every single day. Some decisions are more important than others, obviously choosing lunch is not as important as choosing whether or not to give in to peer pressure when alcohol is involved. How can you make sure that you make the best decisions possible? Using a dedicated model to guide you step by step through the decision making process can help you get the most out of life. We learned the GREAT decision making model in class, but what other models are out there to guide you? First, you can use the seven step process, which goes like this.
Identify the decision to be made - exactly what are you trying to decide?
Know yourself - what are your strengths, weaknesses, skills, values and interests
Identify options - list the various choices so far
Gather information and data - about each alternative
Evaluate options that will solve the problem, pros, cons and risks of each alternative
Select the best option- may be necessary to loop back and gather more info
Develop a plan of action - and implement it!
This will help you get more out of all the decisions that you have to make throughout your life. Next, the PLUS model, which provides for ethical decision making, goes like this.
Six Steps to Ethical Decision Making
Step 1: Define the problem PLUS
Step 2: Identify alternatives
Step 3: Evaluate the alternatives PLUS
Step 4: Make the decision
Step 5: Implement the decision
Step 6: Evaluate the decision PLUS
Both of these models look and work like the GREAT model, as you identify all your alternatives, or choices, decide which would work the best, or give you the best outcome. All these models also provide for you to look back and think over whether or not your decision was a good one or not, so you can improve in the future, if at all possible.
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I think the PLUS model is a great model. It provides six steps to follow during your decision making. It is almost like the GREAT model although there is one extra step in the PLUS model.
ReplyDeleteSteve, nice article, but hopfully you can tell me what the PLUS is. I know that GREAT uses the first letters of each word, but what is up with the PLUS? It just doesn't make any sense... Please get back to me on this.
ReplyDeleteStupendous job, Steve. The Plus model and the Seven Step Model seemed extremely similar to me. Both had you define the problem, find alternatives and options, implement the decision, and evaluate the decesion. Now that I think of it, the GREAT model is very similar as well. All three are decision-making processes that I would use. Some models that I have read about did not evaluate the decision after it has been implemented, which I feel is a crucial point. Overall, very informative. Gracias.
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