Transcript Decision Making Skills

DECISION MAKING SKILLS
DO NOW
Write down 3 important decisions that you made
in the last year.
 Analyze that decision
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what were the results?
 What were your other possible options?
 Was it a good decision?
 Would you change your decision, and why?
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TYPES OF DECISIONS
No Decision: Letting others decide for you.
 Snap Decision: Quick choice with no thought or
consideration about the result.
 Responsible Decision: Consider others and your
future when making a decision.
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THINK OF 5 FOR EACH TYPE
NO DECISION
SNAP DECISION
RESPONSIBLE
DECISION
TYPES OF DECISION MAKING STYLES
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Inactive: someone who fails to make choices. This
person procrastinates until one option simply plays
itself out and no decision is every made. This type of
person has less self-confidence and feel a lack of
control when it comes to their future.
Reactive: someone who allows peers, parents,
siblings, etc. to make decisions for them. This type of
person is easily influenced, falls into peer pressure,
have a need to be liked, and have lower self-esteem.
Proactive: someone who follows steps to making
responsible decisions and is aware of consequences.
This type of person feels empowered and in control of
their destiny.
WHAT'S YOUR MOTTO WHEN MAKING
DECISIONS?
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Impulsive: You give little thought or examination to the
issues/possibilities.
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Fatalistic: You let the environment decide and leave it up to fate.
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Motto: Lets look at the big picture
Intuitive: You tend to go with your gut, intuition, or feelings.
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Motto: I don’t know what to do
Planning: You use a procedure so that the chances of reaching a
satisfying result are increased.
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Motto: What's the rush
Agonizing: You get lost in the data and overwhelmed
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Motto: It doesn’t matter to me…..whatever you say.
Delaying: You tend to postpone thoughts and actions.
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Motto: Its out of my hands
Compliant: You allow someone else to decide. You offer no options
and just go with someone else's plans.
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Motto: Don’t look, just leap
Motto: It just feels like the right thing to do.
Paralysis: You decide to accept responsibility but are unable to do
anything about it.
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Motto: I am throwing in the towel
STEPS TO MAKING RESPONSIBLE
DECISIONS
State the Situation
 List all the options
 Weigh all the outcomes.
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HELP: Healthful, Ethical, Legal, and Parental
Approval
Consider values.
 Make a decision.
 Evaluate decision and results.
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SNAP DECISION ACTIVITY
Line up in a straight line.
 If you agree with the statement take 1 step
forward.
 If you disagree with the statement take 1 step
back.
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FORCED CHOICE ACTIVITY
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After listening to a statement, simply choose one
of the following
Strongly Agree
 Agree
 Disagree
 Strongly Disagree
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RESPONSIBLE DECISION MAKING
ACTIVITY
Go through the decision making process, in
detail, in order to make the most responsible
decision as a group.
 Considerations
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This is a group decision, so you may have varying
opinions on what your final decision is.
 Think about how you would go about this if it was an
individual decision instead of group decision.
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