The modern manager is under constant pressure to make decisions, and these decisions can affect the performance of a team, the direction of the organisation, or even the type of manager they become.

If you’re a manager who is finding it increasingly difficult to make decisions, then perhaps you should invest in some personal development, whether it is embarking on a management training course, or a soft skills development seminar.

You might want to learn techniques involved in decision making. You may find that you’re more of a logical decision maker; you can select a number of specific options that meet set criteria. Alternatively, you may want to develop your ability to make creative decisions; where a new objective or solution is to be found, perhaps by brain-storming or ‘blue-skies’ thinking.

It’s important to realise is that you make decisions every day, you just don’t realise it. Think of your decision making skills as a muscle that needs to be flexed. If you exercise a muscle it grows stronger and more flexible. If you practice making decisions, even simple ones, (instead of letting things take care of themselves) you will become a better and stronger decision maker.

A measure of your performance is the results that you produce. To drive forward towards positive outcomes, you need to practice your decision making skills.