Smart Choices: A Practical Guide to Making Better Decisions

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We have found that even the most complex decision can be analysed and resolved by considering a set of eight elements. The first five— Problem, Objectives, Alternatives, Consequences, and Tradeoffs—constitute the core of our approach and are applicable to virtually any decision. The acronym for these—PrOACT—serves as a reminder that the best approach to decision situations is a proactive one. … The three remaining elements—uncertainty, risk tolerance, and linked decisions—help clarify decisions in volatile or evolving environments. Weight the criteria. Different criteria will vary in importance to a decision maker. Rational decision makers will know the relative value they place on each of the criteria identified. The value may be specified in dollars, points, or whatever scoring system makes sense. We don’t weigh the advantage / disadvantages of each alternative. Because even the best option has a disadvantage and the worst option has an advantage. Pr-Problem, O-Objective, A-Alternatives, C-Consequences, T-TradeOffs and think off Uncertainties, and Risk Tolerance.

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See if you can brainstorm new decision statements and objectives to create alternative results to the question at hand. Keeney said never to settle on the first alternative that you come up with. Dr Darleen attained a Higher Education Diploma, B.Ed. (Cum Laude); M.Ed. (Cum Laude), a Ph.D. in Social Education (investigating problems in parenting, sexuality and alcohol & drug abuse) and a diploma in Family and Sexuality Education from the University of Pretoria.Express Markets offerings have allowed us to create a niche, making it possible for us to place business for our clients others won’t or can’t.

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We offer comprehensive training for Educators and Parents so you are well-equipped to implement the Smart Choices for a Smart Life programme with care and expertise. We recommend that everyone involved in a child’s life be adequately trained to deliver the programme. If you say ‘work-life balance is important’ then turn that phrase into ‘take more vacation days’ or ‘spend time with my family every night,’” Keeney said. “This makes your objectives easily identifiable when thinking over your decision.”Courses are readily available for parents and educators which cover the core concepts of Smart Choices, including the Smart Life House and the three Smart Choices Pillars. Generate alternatives. The fourth step in the decision-making process requires identification of possible courses of action. Decision makers often spend an inappropriate amount of search time seeking alternatives, thus creating a barrier to effective decision making. An optimal search continues only until the cost of the search outweighs the value of added information.

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Amber—select carefully—these foods and drinks should not dominate choices and should be avoided in large serve sizes. We provide independent insurance agents with access to top-rated markets, product training, and sales and marketing support–and we’re the only no-fee program of our kind! Keeney, who studies how people make decisions, spoke about how to make smarter personal and professional choices by defining a decision clearly, identifying what you want to achieve and creating better alternatives by taking time to consider options. Making smart choices is a fundamental life skill, relevant to everyone: business people, doctors, lawyers, teachers, students, parents, young, and old. Your decisions shape the course of your professional career and the quality of your personal life. Yet few people learn real decision-making skills. Consequently we approach our choices tentatively, or even fearfully, and avoid giving decisions the time and thought required to turn them to our best advantage. Smart Choices offers the first straightforward, easy-to-follow process designed to improve the way you make business decisions, family decisions, personal decisions—any decision that can help you reach your goals.Keeney said to let your values, as expressed by your objectives, guide your thought process during this step of the decision-making process. There were some unexpected benefits of working with Smart Choice. I was surprised how fast I was able to get direct appointments and all the extra commissions if you exceed the required amount set forth. And it seemed that just about every carrier offered extra cash incentives. I have been a partner with Smart Choice since November, 2003 and have enjoyed every minute of it. Starting out, Companies wouldn’t appoint my Agency because of size. Smart Choice didn’t require policy

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If you have Serving it Safe or It’s Good Business training, you have until December 31, 2022, to complete Smart Choices. If you do not have a current responsible service training, you must complete Smart Choices before starting work in a licensed service or retail establishment. Smart Choices certification will be valid for five years from the date a person completes the program. The LGA is also offering a five-year grace period to anyone who has already completed Serving It Safe or the former It’s Good Business training program through MTEC. Some of the ideas in this book can robustify decisions and reinforce common sense while reducing the role of more unreliable intuitions and instincts when people are not experts in a specific type of decisions (for experts in a specific decision type, intuitions/instincts are much more likely to be valid). But a lot of the book seemed like just an admonition to think more carefully about all key components of a decision, which has some value but was less than I expected somehow. Increasing our diversity and inclusion programming is now something we’ve begun discussing on the front end of event planning at the Career Center,” Turrentine said. “The more we talked, the more we realized how important it was. We gave ourselves time to find a better decision.”Grapple with your tradeoffs. Because objectives frequently conflict with one another, you’ll need to strike a balance. Some of this must sometimes be sacrifices in favor of some of that. … The concepts were still not groundbreaking, but the various methods they proposed for making tradeoff decisions demonstrated a concrete way to deal with discrete factors in a decision. A lot of it still comes down to gut feeling, but by laying all of the data points out and making tradeoffs, it still feels good to have seemingly accounted for all of the known variables. Any time we have questions about where to place business, or best practices on how to work with certain companies, our Smart Choice rep is more than willing to help. He’s knowledgeable and I don’t remember a time when one of my agents has had a question that he hasn’t been able to answer. Smart Choices - Healthy Food and Drink Supply Strategy for Queensland Schools is all about offering healthy food and drink choices to students in Queensland schools.