What’s my personal decision style?

 The book Understanding Management brings a good amount of opportunities for self-assessment and self-learning after having explained concepts and fundamentals. Making a self-learning regarding Managerial Decision Making, I had the chance to analyze how I usually act in a work or school situation and rate my personal decision style. The personal decisions style refers to the distinction between people in terms of how they assess problems, generate alternatives and make choices.

The quiz brought some questions such as: What do I look for while I am performing my job or class work?; The type of people that I most enjoy working with; How do I act in social situations?; How do other people consider me?; among other things.

According to most of my answers, my directive score is behavioural. Daft & Marcic say: "The behavioral style is often the style adopted by managers who have a deep concern for others as individuals. Managers using this style like to talk to people one on one, understand their feelings about the problem, and consider the effect of a given decision on them. People with a behavioral style usually are concerned with the personal development of others and may make decisions that help others achieve their goals." (2019)

I have never worked as a manager, so I did not have the opportunity to exercise leadership and receive feedback on that, however, during some of the experiences I had working in a group, I received positive reviews for being a person who thought about others and how they feel, cares about people's development and is willing to help.

I hope to be able to improve this style and have the chance to apply it being a manager. But I also know that in everyday life it is important to be able to combine styles because different circumstances will require different reactions and hence the need to be able to adapt.

Reference: 

Daft, R. L., & Marcic, D. (2019). MindTap for Daft's Understanding Management, 1 term Instant Access. CENGAGE