When I worked as a junior employee for a large corporate I found it really iritating when i wasnt involved in decision making, things will change I thought when I have my own company.Now I do have my own company (well at least a share in it) ironically I receive the same complaints that I myself once voiced.

Something I have learnt is making all your own decisions and simply telling people what to do is not the way forward. People are not mindless robots (even sales people), and don't like being treated like one. They want to understand and agree with decisions before starting to action them. For a team to work effectively, they need to be convinced that the company direction is right.

This leads to my second point. If you give people the opportunity to contribute it’s more likely that decisions will be correct.


Getting your team involved early on in the decision making process will help the become becoming fully committed to your plans and engaged in the process.The truth is we all make mistakes. If the process of communicating decisions is consultative, people will be completely on board while we reduce the potential for errors.

A while ago, at a team building session, I gave a number of teams a video to watch and then posed various questions. We compared the team results with those of each individual person. Interestingly, the worst team did better than the best individual. If you want to improve your decision making, then allow a wide group to input. That will ensure that no important angles are missed.Everyone finds it easier to work in a direction that they believe in. And nothing makes people believe in something more than being involved and making a difference. It’s also more likely that the decision taken is right, so you can win in every direction.