Making Decisions
- Identify the criteria and factors, identified in this week’s reading, that are relevant when making decisions as a manager or leader.
Integrity is one of the factors a manager considers when making important decisions. Decisions made by managers are crucial since they determine success or failure of that particular organization. Managers should be careful when making decisions affecting organizations. Integrity should not be limited and should be focused by managers if success is to be achieved. Respect is another key factor that managers should focus on when making decisions affecting other stakeholders in organizations (Moua, 2004). Managers should respect decisions and suggestions raised by other employees. They should not ignore junior employees since respect leads to success. Managers should be creative and involve teamwork. Teamwork is necessary since managers are able to know problems and challenges facing other employees in the organization.
- Taking the two examples (one example of right versus right moral dilemma, and one example of right versus wrong from your work experience) that you identified in week one, what criteria and factors were considered during the examination of the issue or dilemma?
Advice is the key to start solving problems the boy had, which is an example of right against right dilemma. People are given advices but are left to make their own decisions. Individuals are directed and given advices but should make their own decisions. Decisions made should be right in order to avoid negative consequences. The boy was given advices because of his parent s behavior but he is the only one who had power to make his own decisions that will affect his life. Important decisions should involve key people who are of help to people’s lives. People should be careful when making decisions that affect their lives (Moua, 2004). In the case of managers, they should make right versus right decisions that will lead to success of the organization. Managers should make decisions since their lives mainly focus on their personal and professional lives. They should differentiate their personal life from professional life. They should involve other staff members when making key decisions regarding progress of organizations. Managers should help their employees in their decision making processes which leads to good relationship between juniors and leaders. Right versus wrong dilemmas are also experienced by managers (Ganim & Fox, 2009). Managers should be careful in order to avoid wrong and unprofessional decisions that will lead to failure of most organizations. They should learn on ways of overcoming challenges and solving problems in organizations and they should make good decisions that will promote success in organizations.
- What decision-making criteria were ultimately used? •What steps were taken to identify the values and rights of stakeholders?
The first criterion used is identifying objectives leading to decisions being made. The objectives are grouped together and sorted where important ones come first. Managers then look for appropriate actions to take in regard with the outlined objectives. Managers then look for alternatives in regard to the laid objectives (Ganim & Fox, 2009). The alternative that everybody agrees on is then taken to be the best decisions made. A group of people makes decisions since one person is prone to many errors. Rights of shareholders are important and should be observed. The major step taken was to educate people on importance of observing those rights. This enables people identify importance of observing those rights.
- How were policy and legal requirements recognized?
The policy and legal requirements were recognized through education and creation of awareness. Decisions made should not affect other people negatively. They should respect rights of people according to business ethics where respect should be maintained. Right decisions made should bring success to individuals and promote respect for each other.
References
Ganim, B., & Fox, S. (2009). Visual journaling: Going deeper than words. Wheaton, Ill: Quest Books, Theosophical Pub. House.
Moua, M. (2004). The moral dilemma of right versus right: Moral leadership in the study of U.S.-Laos normal trade relations and human rights issues.
