Making Great Decisions (Part 2)
Maxwell Leadership Podcast
John Maxwell
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 13 March 2024
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Leadership hinges on the quality of decisions we make, and in today's discussion, John Maxwell brings to light the traps that threaten our decision-making processes, such as procrastination and a tendency to say yes to every demand. It's crucial to recognize that options exist in every scenario, and by maintaining this awareness, leaders can navigate choices with greater confidence and clarity.
Mark Cole and Traci Morrow underline the importance of seeking feedback, breaking down overwhelming decisions into manageable parts, and the necessity of staying focused on the ultimate goal to avert common pitfalls. In this episode, listeners will also learn strategies for managing the information overload and the requisite need for setting clear personal boundaries to guide their 'yes' and 'no' responses.
By engaging with these insights, you'll be equipped not only to refine your decision-making skills but also to understand the relevance of tracking results and defining issues precisely.
Our BONUS resource for this series is the Making Great Decisions Worksheet, which includes fill-in-the-blank notes from John’s teaching. You can download the worksheet by visiting MaxwellPodcast.com/Decisions and clicking “Download the Bonus Resource.”
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| 0:00.0 | And the Welcome to the Maxwell Leadership Podcast. This is the podcast that adds value to you, leaders, people that desire to grow and be better, because we know you will multiply value to others. |
| 0:30.0 | My name is Mark Cole, and this week I'm joined by John Maxwell, Tracy Morrow, and we continue |
| 0:36.1 | part two on making great decisions. Now if you've not listened to part one, it's last week's episode, go back and listen to it at some point. |
| 0:46.0 | You will pick right up because last week, John talked about how you can prioritize decision making. |
| 0:54.1 | And he gave us three ways to do that. |
| 0:56.4 | It's absolute gold. |
| 0:57.7 | Those of you that have listened for the second time, |
| 1:00.0 | I would love to hear how you did that whole priority exercise that we challenged you |
| 1:05.1 | with in that podcast. |
| 1:07.0 | But this week we're going to talk about decision-making traps. |
| 1:12.2 | We'll explore some of the common traps of decision making and |
| 1:14.8 | after John's lesson Tracy and I will join to offer application for your life and |
| 1:20.2 | leadership. If you'd like to watch this episode on YouTube or if you'd like to |
| 1:24.5 | download the bonus resource for this particular episode all you need to do is |
| 1:28.9 | visit Maxwell Podcast.com forward slash decisions. |
| 1:34.6 | All right, let's continue with John teaching |
| 1:38.1 | on making great decisions. |
| 1:49.2 | In decision making, I have also discovered that there are some traps that keep people from making decisions in your notes. |
| 1:53.0 | Too often, leaders fall into traps that cause them |
| 1:56.6 | to make faulty decisions. |
| 1:58.3 | They may not realize that their methodology |
| 2:00.9 | is flawed or their thinking lacks the necessary precision. |
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