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Making Difficult Decisions: How to be Decisive and Get the Business Done [Paperback]

Peter J. A. Shaw
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20 Jun 2008 1841127426 978-1841127422
You are faced with so many difficult decisions. Often your decision making seems random. It can be swayed by different situations and emotions. You need to be more rigorous in the way you make decisions and yet you have very little time to do so. Experience from others who have made tough decisions and a framework to help you do so would be invaluable.


The courage to make decisions is sometimes a bit elusive. It is difficult to find the calmness to be able to make and live with those decisions. There is so much that can be learned from the experience of others. After working through this book you will have the courage of your convictions and the ability to make difficult decisions count.


The book sets out a framework for making difficult decisions that has been tried and tested. It has been used successfully in one–to–one coaching with senior leaders in both the public, private and voluntary sectors. The framework is built on the following strands: Clarity; Conviction; Courage; and Communication.

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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Capstone (20 Jun 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1841127426
  • ISBN-13: 978-1841127422
  • Product Dimensions: 16 x 1.4 x 23.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 692,348 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Author Shaw approaches his subject in a methodical fashion...a well laid–out book...the advise, including warnings on potential pitfalls, is good." (Personnel Today, September 16, 2008)

"Shaw has done something rarely attempted before...he covers a huge range of decision makers and how they tackle decisions" ( Engineering & Technology, October 11th, 2008)

 “…good practical advice…a useful self help book…this is a valuable book”. People Management Thursday 21 August 2008

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Part 1 considers the 4Cs of making difficult decisions (clarity, conviction, courage and communication).

Part 2 focuses on:

  • applying the learning from good decisions makers
  • embedding the ability to make difficult decisions
  • enabling others to make difficult decisions and
  • key questions in making difficult decisions

Part 3 sets out practical steps for deciding what action to take in particular circumstances, when making difficult decisions:

  • as the boss
  • in relation to your boss
  • in relation to your peers
  • whilst dealing with your hopes and fears, and
  • addressing your values and priorities

Making Difficult Decisions draws on the experiences of a wide range of people in leadership positions. these examples deliberately come from people of varying degrees of seniority. The issues facing a junior supermarket manager and a Government Minister may be very different in scale, but will often contain similar dilemmas about acts and feelings with similar time pressures to make quick decisions.

Decision making should not always be easy or straightforward. If it is, there may be something missing. Continually testing your decision making against the facts, your intuition and the perspective of others is a tough but necessary step in refining your ability to make difficult decisions.


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3.0 out of 5 stars Some useful content 22 Feb 2011
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This book attempts to set out a framework for decision making, consisting of the 4Cs - Clarity, Conviction, Courage and Communication. There are also chapters on how to deal with difficult decisions in particular circumstances and how to learn from others and key questions to ask yourself.

I am not certain that the framework really works. It seemed like the usual business book acronym.

There were some quite useful things to read and learn about in this book. There are plenty of reasonable and useful tips and there were some things in it that I hadn't really thought about before.

However it is lacking in specific techniques. Like a lot of similar books it describes outcomes rather than behaviours. There is a lack of information on how to actually make decisions or design an effective feedback system for example. It does have some quite interesting quotes and stories from people but again these seemed to be the typical recollections that you find in business books where everything seems to be too perfect to be true.

Sometimes it seemed like the author was writing down every single thing that he knew about business or coaching and there was some repetition. There were also a lot of blank pages.

It is written reasonably well and the author does seem to be quite credible. I did learn a few things from this book which is probably more than you can say for most business books.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Guide 23 Sep 2008
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Peter Shaw has produced a very helpful tool for senior decision takers or those coaching others in this skill. His 4Cs of decision making and the numerous case studies paint a rich picture. The flowcharts and contextual
detail should help anyone to reflect on their own style and improve their confidence and performance.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Making Difficult Decisions 10 Aug 2008
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Peter writes clearly and engagingly - and with countless well chosen examples that are so real and helpful. This is a book for all at senior levels in the public and private sector.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Superb Overview of the Decision Making Process 16 July 2008
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An important book that will help anyone who wishes to improve or refine the way they come to decisions. The author's common-sense approach is backed by sound theory and numerous examples which illuminate the techniques. This is not just a book for people in business. It should inspire all those who wish to examine key aspects of communication. It is written with the clarity and conviction that is so vital to the process.
A very challenging and yet practical book. I picked up many useful ideas , any one of which could make all the difference.
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