Comments on: Discovering the Right Answer http://radiantblogs.com/blog/discovering-the-right-answer/ Technology Blog for the Point of Sale Systems, POS Hardware and Software Industry Sat, 21 Aug 2010 12:59:34 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: bmurphy http://radiantblogs.com/blog/discovering-the-right-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-9 bmurphy Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:52:56 +0000 http://www.radiantblogs.com/?p=232#comment-9 In reading your article, I kept thinking, "Haste makes waste." Although, I know that decision making in business today is never that simple. I can appreciate the fact that good ideas and decisions can take time to evolve. My consulting background often wants me to immediately grasp the issues at hand and make the RIGHT decision quickly that will ultimately triumph over the problem and deliver the solution on a silver platter....I'm not that smart. Instead, age has taught me that if time is available, even if I think I know the answer, I'll let it rest in my mind until the decision has to be made. I'll often tell people that I'm ignoring the issue till I have to decide. This is frustrating to them, but it is amazing how often new facts or further information comes forward as time passes that helps me make the right choice. This is my process. Please don't get me wrong. I great boss and good friend taught me that perfect is the enemy of good. We can't over analyze and we shouldn't take too long to make decisions, else we miss opportunities. But, everything in its own time. We all get a feel for what works for us and what doesn't. Taking your time to make decisions is your process, and obviously that works for you. Mabye the rest of us should be more tolerant of an individual's processes. Especially, when we are asking them to make the call. In reading your article, I kept thinking, “Haste makes waste.” Although, I know that decision making in business today is never that simple. I can appreciate the fact that good ideas and decisions can take time to evolve.

My consulting background often wants me to immediately grasp the issues at hand and make the RIGHT decision quickly that will ultimately triumph over the problem and deliver the solution on a silver platter….I’m not that smart.

Instead, age has taught me that if time is available, even if I think I know the answer, I’ll let it rest in my mind until the decision has to be made. I’ll often tell people that I’m ignoring the issue till I have to decide. This is frustrating to them, but it is amazing how often new facts or further information comes forward as time passes that helps me make the right choice. This is my process.

Please don’t get me wrong. I great boss and good friend taught me that perfect is the enemy of good. We can’t over analyze and we shouldn’t take too long to make decisions, else we miss opportunities. But, everything in its own time.

We all get a feel for what works for us and what doesn’t. Taking your time to make decisions is your process, and obviously that works for you. Mabye the rest of us should be more tolerant of an individual’s processes. Especially, when we are asking them to make the call.

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