How to Recover from Making Bad Decisions
When a business entity is experiencing depletion of profit or loss, it is the executive’s burden to immediately find the proper resolution on how to minimize the encountered loss brought about by his worthless and stupid decisions. How to recover from such mortification?
The following are some suggestions that may be adopted as to how to recover from such mortification:
- Avoid covering up the worthless decision done because it is likely to compound the problem by making more bad decisions.
- When most of past decisions have been good ones, it is a comfort to acknowledge personal batting average.
- Consult people with experience who have encountered the same situation or seek for advice from someone who is not involved and not within the chain of command.
- Inform and ask clearance from direct superior immediately about the new plan of actions. Be ready to justify and avoid being defensive.
- Avoid pinpointing fingers on others for blame. Although other people may have probably been involved but humbly accept full responsibility and accountability.
- Speculate future implications and repercussions. Determine whether it can create a precedent.
- Prepare people for a change. Have a well-thought, phase-out period plan, and let the subordinates give their ideas and suggestions.
A business entity experiencing depletion of profit or loss must take immediate fitting actions on how to minimize and eventually eliminate depressing lost. The management must consider most of the best opportunity to be able rebound the business into profitable one.
