Resources - Reaching Good Decisions Together

Leadership Decision Making
A chapter from Decision Science for Business Applications, a web-enhanced textbook by Dr. Hossein Arsham, the Wright Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Baltimore.
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10 Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques
Ten anxiety management techniques recommended by the counseling center of the Australian National University, Canberra.
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Decision Making – An Introduction
The Skills You Need website offers a free introduction to the seven stages of decision-making.
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Six Thinking Hats: Looking at a Decision From All Points of View
This online article and 3-minute video introduce a way of looking at decisions from multiple perspectives – a valuable approach, even if the metaphor is a little cheesy.
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A Leader’s Framework for Decision Making
A 9-page article published by the Harvard Business Review explains how leaders tailor their approach to fit the complexity of the situation.
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Spiritual Discernment in Decision-Making
A two-page outline, free for download as a PDF, on how to use spiritual discernment in making decisions.
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What is Decision Mapping?
This online article introduces decision mapping as a technique for making difficult decisions, either as an individual or as a group.
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The Pilot Decision-Making Process
Online example of an effective decision-making process used by pilots, from Langley Flying School in Langley, British Columbia.
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Decision Making Styles
This web page outlines four basic decision making styles, with their advantages and disadvantages.
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How to Hit the Ground Running: A Quick-Start Guide for Congregations with New Leadership
Designed for new clergy, this workbook walks you from one month prior to arrival through the first 18 months.
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