Decision Making For Business

Enhance Your Ability to Select the BEST Option From Several Valid Options to Resolve a Problem by Using Reason and Intuition to Consistently Produce Excellent Results

By: Edward J. Murphy

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

This book is the revised and updated 2025 edition of Decision-Making for Business.

If you’re looking for a better way to select the BEST option from several VALID options needed to resolve a problem by using reason and intuition to consistently produce excellent results, this book is for you!

It was created for you, regardless of your occupation, position, or level of authority, to help you achieve the effectiveness and success you deserve.

However, before proceeding, it’s essential to note that this book is one of forty volumes that comprise a revolutionary new program called SUCCESS MADE SIMPLE.

The first ten volumes address these core competencies of your success in business:

Followership, Delegating, Planning, Organizing, Communicating, Problem-Solving, Awareness, Training, Motivating, and Character-Building.

The second ten volumes address these critical business skills:

Writing, Speaking, Team Building, Managing Risk, Coaching, Managing Projects, Managing Meetings, Achieving Goals, Making Decisions, and Building Consensus with a Team.

Here’s the problem with decision-making. Most people make decisions based on their emotions or friendships and later justify them using a distorted view of logic.

Most people don’t realize that effective decision-making in business is a disciplined eight-step Problem-Solving Process that avoids all the emotions and bias of traditional decisions.

Step 1: Define the Problem.
Step 2: Gather Facts and Assumptions.
Step 3: List Possible Options.
Step 4: Test Possible Options.
*Step 5: Select the BEST Option
Step 6: Create a Plan of Action.
Step 7: Execute the Plan of Action.
Step 8: Assess Progress and Results.

*Notice that Decision-Making (Step 5) is just one of eight steps of the Problem-Solving Process.

Remember, decision-making is a blend of rationality, experience, and judgment.

You’ll also learn Advanced Problem Solving with VUCA.

Here, you’ll learn how to use the most actionable tactics, techniques, and tools needed to master the Art of Decision Making.

I created this program to provide you with the essential best practices and critical success skills you’ll need to rise above the crowd, excel at what you do, and stand out rather than just fit in.

I’m confident that by learning, using, and sharing what you’ll learn here, you’ll be well on your way to becoming the person who adds the greatest value to your team, making you essential.

Enjoy the book!

To your SUCCESS!

Ed