I am wanting to help my employee with their anxiety about decision making. They are experienced and incredibly knowledgeable but will ask me for permission several times or my opinions on very small decisions. I am hoping to read a book together on this issue and help them improve. Or at least a book I can read to help understand if I am part of the problem, although I have never gotten upset with them for a decision they have made or really have strict opinions. But I am aware I can always improve as a leader and I am ready to learn how to help them. This is a confidence issue that is holding them back professionally and I want to mentor them to become more confident in their decision making skills. Any thoughts are appreciated!
by CorneliaHedge
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How to Decide by Annie Duke is pretty good. Chapter 7 specifically discusses analysis paralysis, though part of the focus is “how much will this affect your long term happiness” and a mismatch on the impact of the decisions may be a contributing factor here.
Despite that, having a specifically outlined framework that is built with a decent understanding of decision making and psychology may help the comfort level. Her book Thinking In Bets is also awesome, and may be an alternate option that highlights the fact that you won’t always get the best answer and that’s OK and reasonable.