I am looking for a leadership tool I used to use back in the late nineties, but can't find anymore. It was a flowchart intended to help a person determine which decisionmaking style to use in a particular set of circumstances. Essentially it takes the D1-D5 framework (where D1 is highly directive and D5 is highly collaborative), and sets up a flowchart process that helps the person determine which to use. So for example it would ask “Will other people be affected by the decision” (yes argues for collaboration) and “Will other people's acceptance of the decision be required for implementation” (yes argues for collaboration). [more inside]
posted by Susan PG on Oct 22, 2009 - 1 answer

Why don't I know what I want? I seem to have always had trouble making decisions. As I've gotten older I've gotten better at making quicker consumer decisions w/out analyzing all the info (mentioned b/c this was actually a major life change for me, after reading Barry Schwartz's the Paradox of Choice), but I'm having a lot of trouble with the bigger picture. [more inside]
posted by snowymorninblues on Sep 8, 2009 - 8 answers

I'm looking for advice on systems of organizing data to support a decision making process (either software, or manually (index cards, etc.)) [more inside]
posted by woodblock100 on Apr 30, 2009 - 4 answers

Help me create a template for determining when I should DIY or not. [more inside]
posted by Xurando on Apr 10, 2008 - 7 answers

My future flatmates and I would like to be randomly assigned to the bedrooms in our apartment. There are three of us, but one of us is currently overseas until we move in. [more inside]
posted by dorothy humbird on Jun 22, 2007 - 24 answers

How do you make good decisions/choices when you obviously have feelings (your own or others) that want to drive you in one direction? [more inside]
posted by generic230 on Nov 12, 2006 - 8 answers

What kind of freelance work is right for me? [more inside]
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane on Nov 21, 2005 - 3 answers