Simon Gifford – Genesis Management Consulting

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Decision Makers

Why do strategic decisions go wrong? What are the consequences? What distinguishes the great decision makers from the rest of the pack?

Get the answer to these questions and more from this original and entertaining presentation that discusses the 7 habits of highly effective decision makers. The presentation is being followed up by a series of articles that will give greater detail, more examples and actionable techniques to help you and your organisation “improve lives through better decisions.” Subscribe to this blog (see bottom of page) to ensure you do not miss any of them.

Note: if you would rather not download the presentation, you can view it at:

YouTube (accompanied by “Changes” by David Bowie)

If you would like to purchase a narrated version of the slideshow where each page comes with a more detailed commentary, please visit our “Decision Shop” We are available to make this presentation to members of your organisation where we will elaborate on the presentation with further details and examples. Contact Simon Gifford at sgifford@genesis-esp.com to make arrangements .

The impact of trust when making strategic decisions.

I recently came across, and read, a book entitled “The speed of trust” by Stephen Covey (junior) and got to thinking how trust can impact on all aspects of our lives – both professionally and personally.

Because it is the main area of focus of Genesis, I also considered how the presence (or absence) of trust can greatly facilitate (or seriously hamper) the whole process of taking strategic decisions.

Attached is a link to a short article that gives a little more detail of the book and its underlying concepts – and then goes on to show how, by consciously applying the principals, we may improve our decision-making processes. The example used is one of a corporate acquisition.

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The impact of trust on strategic decisions

And if you want to buy the book
Link to book at Amazon