The Step Change Blog

In this blog article, learn how you can lead more collaborative, consensus-based decision making with your team.

Looking for ways to get your shy team member to openly contribute ideas? The Stepladder Technique could do the trick.

Involving your team in decision making is complex, but it doesn't have to be stressful. This blog post explores four techniques that will ensure team consensus.

If you had to make a list of some of the most powerful brands in history, online retail giant Amazon would undoubtedly be right at the top. According to one recent study, the company saw $2.371 billion in net income in 2016 on the back of $136 billion in net sales — and that’s just in the United States. The company is also growing at a rate of about 27% year-over-year and currently employs more than 341,000 people. All of this is to say that the fact that Amazon has decided to make its long-awaited move into Australia should come as a surprise to absolutely nobody. 

As key decision makers in your business, you are expected to make rational, sound decisions every day. However, that is not always the case. You encounter several blind spots, or decision biases, that hinder you from making optimum decisions.

It’s every leader’s nightmare. It could be your team’s weakness. Decisions made out of groupthink range from distressing to disastrous. Find out how you and your team can overcome this.

Learn the most effective way to come up with the best logical decision when faced with different courses of action.

Learn how the Decision Matrix tool can help ensure your decisions are unbiased and accurate

Do you want more mental clarity and faster and better decision-making skills? Learn how you can use the OODA Loop tool to fine tune your decision-making

Learn about how the Ladder of Inference can help you make better decisions

There are 100,000,000,000,000,000 processes running through your head right now. Learn the best way to recognise the biases that can occur and how to manage them in your decision-making.

Learn about the two systems you use in decision-making and the implications they have for your business

We make choices everyday. If we improved the quality of our choices, what impact would what have on our lives?

Did you make as much profit this year as your strategists forecasted? The Fermi Principle will ensure your accuracy.