The Importance Of Decision Making In Leadership

Decision making is important in leadership. Effective leaders are not afraid to make tough decisions, even when is unpopular (Fretty, 2005). As leaders, decisions are made constantly and unfortunately, there are many that will certainly be unpopular but must be made for the good of the organization. Among the daily noise and chaos in the upper echelons, leaders realize each decision must be carefully thought through and analyzed in order to make the best decision for the particular situation (Davenport, 2009). Devise Products Unlimited (DPU) is a such company; facing chaos and going through some rapid changes, it is critical to thoroughly analyze the decision-making process. Further, due to the newly acquired government contract, the need

As leaders, decisions are made every day, some more complicated than others, and many with serious consequences. Depending on the leadership style and the type of decision that must be made, there are various styles of decision-making at a leader’s disposal; for example, directive, analytical, conceptual, or behavioral (Azeska, Starc, & Kevereski, 2017). In the behavioral style of decision-making, it requires the leader to have deep concerns of the organization and the staff. Further, the behavioral style is used by leaders who are supportive of other’s goals and achievements and seeks suggestions from others when making decisions (Shavit, Cohen, Bogair, & Benzion, 2014). In the case of DPU, CEO Thomas made an authoritative and directive decision, using his logic and rational to make a quick decision without seeking suggestions from others in the organization. Perhaps, if CEO Thomas would have considered the ramification of others in his organization and was open to suggestions, a different decision would have been made. Directive styles are used by leaders who tend to be aggressive and autocratic, and decisions are made with minor information with no tolerance for vagueness or consensus (Azeska et al., 2017). Although directive style decision making might be appropriate for simple or insignificant changes, it would have been more appropriate to use the behavioral style of decision-making for creating a new executive position in an