Quotes About Decision-making

instead of fighting the system, it was often better to say yes and then go off and do whatever you thought was best.

Well, I really don't advise a woman who wants to have things her own way to get married.

To let oneself be carried on passively is unthinkable. 'That's your course, world,' one says, 'mine is this.

In life, as in chess, it is always better to analyze one's motives and intentions.

Zij kon zich niet overgeven aan een plan dat ze niet zelf had gemaakt, aan een koers die een ander voor haar bepaalt.

executives are often reluctant to accept the need for change; they may have a vested interest in the status quo, or they may feel that time will eventually vindicate their previous choices. Indeed, when we ask executives what prompts them to seek out blue oceans and introduce change, they usually say that it takes a highly determined leader or a serious crisis.

If companies give in to the tempting route of either bumping up the strategic price or cutting back on utility, they are not on the path to lucrative blue waters.

By fair process we mean engaging all the affected people in the process

The theory of democratic government is not that the will of the people is always right, but rather that normal human beings of average intelligence will, if given a chance, learn the right and best course by bitter experience.

The war on drugs is wrong, both tactically and morally. It assumes that people are too stupid, too reckless, and too irresponsible to decide whether and under what conditions to consume drugs. The war on drugs is morally bankrupt.

These are the four magical questions to help you decide whether you'd rather act on your fear or choose your faith.   1.  What am I afraid of?   2.  Is my fear realistic?   3.  Can I actually control the situation?   4.  Is it worth the intimacy it would cost me to try to control?

Do not go into the assumption land of guessing why they said no. It will not serve you, your business, or your charity. Also, no comes in many forms.

etiquette rule that dictated a woman should put on all the jewelry she intends to wear, then remove one piece before leaving the house. Maybe two pieces, in his case.

Together, often by unanimous vote, the council has worked quickly to get positive results.

Generally, we associate groupthink with a distorted and failed policy process. It is important to note that this process develops out of certain group dynamics and is not a conscious process. A process is not a technique! Groups do not decide to use group-think.

Use death as your advisor, and you'll start making better decisions about your life,

There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all. –PETER F. DRUCKER

By its very nature, strategic thinking requires you to learn to make the best decisions you can as quickly as possible, boosting innovation and flexibility, helping your team adapt to circumstances as they change.

Like the captain of a ship, you should always consult with your officers before making a decision, taking their viewpoints and suggestions into account. But the decisions are ultimately yours, and you must make them. If you don't, circumstances will make your decisions for you.

the abstract, our brains consider our future selves to be strangers. We're naturally less concerned about future needs than current ones. But if you actively picture Future You, this tendency shifts, and you can make better decisions. Some research has suggested that when people see renderings of themselves at future

Look for wars to trim transition times. If you decide to do something, do it. You can lose thirty minutes or more puttering around the house, putting things away, getting distracted, and losing intensity before taking whatever action you decide to take.

Everything has an opportunity cost. Money is completely fungible, and so every penny spent on one thing could be spent on something else. The question all of us need to ask ourselves is whether that something else might actually make us or our loved ones happier.

Here's what I think is the difference," she says. "I know I'm in charge of me. Everything that I do, every minute I spend is my choice." Daytner chooses to spend those minutes on the three things she does best: nurturing her business, nurturing her family, and nurturing herself. "If I'm not spending my time wisely, I fix it," she says. "Even if it's just quiet time.

requires changing the narrative. As Daytner explained to me, she doesn't tell herself I don't have time to do X, Y, or Z. She tells herself that she won't do X, Y, or Z because "it's not a priority.