Comments on: The Essential Guide to Effective Decision Making http://litemind.com/decision-making/ Exploring ways to use our minds efficiently. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:18:29 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Lars AP http://litemind.com/decision-making/#comment-39736 Lars AP Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:31:30 +0000 http://litemind.com/?p=102#comment-39736 Luciano, Fantastic. And if you ask me, the details don't subtract anything from the story. They just add context. The important thing for me is that it actually happened, so thank you so much for clearing that up for me. As I said before: Keep up the good work. It's great stuff. Luciano,

Fantastic. And if you ask me, the details don’t subtract anything from the story. They just add context. The important thing for me is that it actually happened, so thank you so much for clearing that up for me.

As I said before: Keep up the good work. It’s great stuff.

]]> By: Simi http://litemind.com/decision-making/#comment-39707 Simi Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:13:05 +0000 http://litemind.com/?p=102#comment-39707 Hey Loved Your Post...Great meaning to it....:) Hey Loved Your Post…Great meaning to it….:)

]]> By: Luciano Passuello http://litemind.com/decision-making/#comment-39703 Luciano Passuello Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:00:29 +0000 http://litemind.com/?p=102#comment-39703 Hi Lars, Yep, the story is true. However, the story --- as it's told in the article --- omits some details (for brevity's sake and to keep its point)... The boss had already mentioned he was dissatisfied with his current position at some point. My friend, knowing about some new job opportunities, mentioned them to the boss and, <em>with his consent</em>, handed the CV on his behalf to the recruiter (my friend knew the recruiter personally). So, while the story is indeed true, my friend didn't sent the CV in secrecy --- as it's implied in the story. Now I can only hope this doesn't spoil the fun in retelling it to friends... :) Hi Lars,

Yep, the story is true.

However, the story — as it’s told in the article — omits some details (for brevity’s sake and to keep its point)…

The boss had already mentioned he was dissatisfied with his current position at some point. My friend, knowing about some new job opportunities, mentioned them to the boss and, with his consent, handed the CV on his behalf to the recruiter (my friend knew the recruiter personally).

So, while the story is indeed true, my friend didn’t sent the CV in secrecy — as it’s implied in the story.

Now I can only hope this doesn’t spoil the fun in retelling it to friends… :)

]]> By: Lars AP http://litemind.com/decision-making/#comment-39653 Lars AP Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:44:41 +0000 http://litemind.com/?p=102#comment-39653 I love this example you give: "Want an example? A friend of mine loved to work for his company, but hated his boss. His dilemma was to resign or to stay in the company. Instead of choosing between these two options, he redefined the problem as how to keep his job, but getting rid of this boss. What did he do? He sent his boss’ CV out and got him interviews for higher-paying jobs. His boss ended up moving to another job — and my friend ended up staying in the same company — promoted to his boss’ previous position." I find myself re-telling it to colleagues and friends (and pointing them eagerly to your excellent blog) all the time. And now I just have to know: Did a friend of yours truly do that? When I've told the story to people, they have a hard time believing an actual person would have the audacity. So, Luciano, humor me: is it for real? I love this example you give:

“Want an example? A friend of mine loved to work for his company, but hated his boss. His dilemma was to resign or to stay in the company. Instead of choosing between these two options, he redefined the problem as how to keep his job, but getting rid of this boss. What did he do? He sent his boss’ CV out and got him interviews for higher-paying jobs. His boss ended up moving to another job — and my friend ended up staying in the same company — promoted to his boss’ previous position.”

I find myself re-telling it to colleagues and friends (and pointing them eagerly to your excellent blog) all the time. And now I just have to know: Did a friend of yours truly do that? When I’ve told the story to people, they have a hard time believing an actual person would have the audacity. So, Luciano, humor me: is it for real?

]]> By: Gerard de Graan http://litemind.com/decision-making/#comment-34555 Gerard de Graan Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:40:23 +0000 http://litemind.com/?p=102#comment-34555 Do you know the work of Professor Thomas L. Saaty? I stumbled upon it about thirty years ago and used it extensively. His theory can be found in the book The Analytic Hierarchy Process, published in 1980. He uses a hierachy of pairwise comparisons. Do you know the work of Professor Thomas L. Saaty? I stumbled upon it about thirty years ago and used it extensively. His theory can be found in the book The Analytic Hierarchy Process, published in 1980. He uses a hierachy of pairwise comparisons.

]]> By: Luciano Passuello http://litemind.com/decision-making/#comment-34515 Luciano Passuello Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:17:00 +0000 http://litemind.com/?p=102#comment-34515 Wow, Michael --- that's a very useful mind map you created! Thank you so much for sharing it with us! I've updated the article with a link to your blog post so readers can download and use the mind map for their important decisions. <strong>Thanks!</strong> Wow, Michael — that’s a very useful mind map you created! Thank you so much for sharing it with us!

I’ve updated the article with a link to your blog post so readers can download and use the mind map for their important decisions.

Thanks!

]]> By: Michael Deutch http://litemind.com/decision-making/#comment-34484 Michael Deutch Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:07:33 +0000 http://litemind.com/?p=102#comment-34484 Luciano, I just updated the Mindjet Blog with a map template and content based on your post! Great comment too from a reader who applied mind mapping to his own decision making process which had a profound impact on his life! Here's a link to the post & PrOACT MindManager template: http://blog.mindjet.com/2009/07/live-a-more-effective-life-mapping-your-most-important-decisions Thanks again for the great post. Luciano,

I just updated the Mindjet Blog with a map template and content based on your post! Great comment too from a reader who applied mind mapping to his own decision making process which had a profound impact on his life!

Here’s a link to the post & PrOACT MindManager template: http://blog.mindjet.com/2009/0.....-decisions

Thanks again for the great post.

]]> By: The Mindjet Blog » Live a More Effective Life Mapping Your Most Important Decisions http://litemind.com/decision-making/#comment-34478 The Mindjet Blog » Live a More Effective Life Mapping Your Most Important Decisions Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:04:42 +0000 http://litemind.com/?p=102#comment-34478 [...] Friday, I posted a link to Luciano Passuello’s review of the book Smart Choices, The Essential Guide to Effective Decision Making. After reading the post, I realized that this approach to decision making is perfect for [...] [...] Friday, I posted a link to Luciano Passuello’s review of the book Smart Choices, The Essential Guide to Effective Decision Making. After reading the post, I realized that this approach to decision making is perfect for [...]

]]> By: Tom Conway http://litemind.com/decision-making/#comment-34089 Tom Conway Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:25:14 +0000 http://litemind.com/?p=102#comment-34089 Very well written and to the point! Thanks for the tips and the book link. Feel like I've spent much of my life learning this the hard way and look forward to refining my approach to choices. Very well written and to the point! Thanks for the tips and the book link. Feel like I’ve spent much of my life learning this the hard way and look forward to refining my approach to choices.

]]> By: The Mindjet Blog » Happy 4th of July! http://litemind.com/decision-making/#comment-34058 The Mindjet Blog » Happy 4th of July! Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:40:17 +0000 http://litemind.com/?p=102#comment-34058 [...] The Essential Guide to Effective Decision Making: Luciano Passuello has an interesting post on PrOACT, an approach for effective decision making. Sounds like a great map template with branches for Problem Statement, Objectives, Alternatives, Consequences, and Tradeoffs. What do you think? [...] [...] The Essential Guide to Effective Decision Making: Luciano Passuello has an interesting post on PrOACT, an approach for effective decision making. Sounds like a great map template with branches for Problem Statement, Objectives, Alternatives, Consequences, and Tradeoffs. What do you think? [...]

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