Decision Making, Critical Analytical Thinking, and Conflict Resolution

'Quamplurimi et quam aptisimi" (As many as possible of the very best)

AGSB Clark,
August 13, 2015

personal mastery from Jorge Saguinsin

Many of our leaders mentioned in the Learning Agreement that they wanted to know more about the subject matter, as one of their objectives in enrolling in this course.  They are challenging tasks, and can be learned on a day to day basis as we go on leadership journey.  How we wish we had crystal balls to predict what the future will be and to decide amidst chaos.  They say that all strategies (decision) melt in the heat of battle.  Even in the military where the lieutenants are supposed to follow strictly orders, they are trained to think for themselves in the ever changing battle situation.  Increasingly we have to rely on the ability of leaders and their followers to learn to think and do for themselves when left alone.

In decision making, I was reminded of the constant phone calls made by my father (when he was still alive) to me and he did this daily, and I was sort of sometimes irritated because I had a feeling of self righteousness.  I was then mature, had an MBA and who was he to to advise me on so many things.  When he died, I missed his phone calls, and his talk.  That is the big question:  when your elders are gone, how will you decide?  Where will get your strength and wisdom?  That is the big question. I wish this this class, this post can give you the answer.  But you must search for this, as each situation the persons around us are unique.

Decision Making

'Quamplurimi et quam aptisimi" (As many as possible of the very best)

Leaders must make decision.  However, we must make decisions that are made as a manager, and as a Leader. Peter Drucker, and we interchange this label.  We can also classify these as Technological Challenges  This is the easy part

Managers manage things, processes, information, # events,  the facts are clearer.We can also classify these as Technological Challenges  This is the easy part

Whereas, Leadership is about you, your people, your constituents, ethics, morality, legality, public and environment. social norms, culture.  We can also refer to this as  Adaptive Challenges.  This is more challenging, dangerous, and fraught with dilemnas, moral, legal and ethical.  For example, I was asked by Leader Cezar regarding corrupt govt officials.  I dared say, it is easy to say that they are corrupt.  But elected govt officials have to deal with daily parade of alm, and help seekers.  Damned if you do especially if you don't because your constituents will bad mouth you, or not elect you any more. So what if you do not help your townsfolk -  will your conscience not bother you if they die of hunger?  What if you do?  Where do you get the money?  How do you get the money  From Jueteng or contractors.   If you doing a Robin Hood strategy?  Will the govt officials, in helping the poor think he is corrupt?  Or he even thinks he is religious, because he helps the least of His brethren?  What do you think?


We are not defending people who corrupt who think they are not. That is where ethics and morality come, and the ability to transcend, ie spirituality in leadership



Tools for Manager for Decision Making:

Oral recitation questions for raffle

1.  What is leadership? What are the traditional views/definition of leadership

2.  What are the 3 components of leadership?

3. What are traditional theories of leadership

4. What are the traits of authentic leader?

5.  What are the dangers of leadership?