--Adapted from speech by Conrad Wolfram
When contemplating a difficult decision, I frequently ask myself several questions. These I have found are useful when attempting to select the "best" solution:
- What am I truly committed to; that is, what outcome am I attempting to achieve?
- If this is a human factors decision, then who am I empowering and who am I dis-empowering?
- How can I say that by picking a specific solution, that I can achieve the desired result?
- What am I overlooking?
- What is the downside risk if I select that specific solution? That is to say, what is the "worst case" possibility that might occur. What is the likely outcome of that worst case possibility?
- If this is something I am doing in my capacity as a member of the board of BLMH, and a fiduciary, there is one more question to ask: In doing this, and in making this specific decision, am I serving the association? Or is it possible I am instead, serving a small group of owners, the members of the board, or myself?
- In making this decision and selecting the solution, is it possible that I am creating "winners" and "losers?" If so, is that appropriate? Can I alter the solution and create only "winners?"
- Is there anything that can support and validate my answers to the preceding questions, or am I simply operating out of my beliefs, judgments, and opinions?
Comments, Corrections, Omissions, References
Note 1. This post was prompted by recent association events, including Thursday's association meeting.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please leave a comment!
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.