Get Shit Done Step 1 — Create a Culture of Listening 4 | 4
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Brandi Neal Jul 13, 2022 12:01:18 AM
On this episode of the Radical Candor Podcast, Kim, Jason and Amy discuss how to make a decision after you've listened, clarified and debated your idea. Step 4 of the Get Shit Done Wheel, decide, is all about pushing the decisions into the facts. The Radical Candor Podcast team outlines 4 steps to follow when making decisions once you have shoved all ego — especially your own — out of the way. They also talk about the pitfalls of unconscious bias, the perils of skipping steps 1-3 and how to avoid garbage can decision-making.
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Once you have gone through the listening, clarifying and debating spokes of the Get Shit Done Wheel, you have likely lined up decisions and facts and (hopefully) shoved all ego — especially your own — out of the way.
Now is the time, as Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey put it, to “push the decisions into the facts.” Or as Kim says — how to help a team make the best possible decisions — or to “always get it right.”
Easier said than done. In a recent McKinsey survey, 61% of executives said that at least half the time they spent making decisions, much of it surely spent in meetings, was ineffective. And just 37% of respondents said their organizations’ decisions were both high-quality and timely.
So, how do you ensure you're making the right decisions in a timely manner? The best bosses often do not decide themselves, but rather create a clear decision-making process that empowers people closest to the facts to make as many decisions as possible. Not only does that result in better decisions, but it also results in better morale.
See the Radical Candor Podcast checklist below for the 4 steps to follow to create an environment where decisions are made by the folks closest to the facts versus by the boss.
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