Optimal decision

mind state that logical and ? mechanisms are retarded. This retardation decreases the ability to make calculated decisions regarding ones health, which in turn may suppress the ability to lead a fully functional lifestyle. When compulsory treatment is inflicted, the advancement of these abilities back to a normal level can lead to the client making positive recovery focused informed decisions that pave a path towards good health and living fulfilled lives in the presence or absence of mental…

Over the past several years, the subject of ethics has become increasingly important as there have been scandals, frauds, and poor decision making both in the business world and in the everyday lives of the population. The word ethics on a day to day basis in my life means making decisions and taking actions that fit my specific moral code which I have developed overtime with my own thought and the influences of others. In accordance with the article “Nietzsche: Explaining the Need to Avoid an…

At any given moment, we potentially face a vast amount of choices that require decisions based on what course of action we would consider to be right or wrong in the circumstances and often, these choices may differ significantly from person to person. What drives the decision-making process on moral judgements, that is judgements made on actions or characters that draw on values integral to our identity (Haidt, 2001), is the focus of this essay. The relationship between individual yet stable…

Decision Making in Nursing Nurses make decisions that have life and death implications (Payne, 2015). Nurses must be accountable for their decisions as well as the consequences of those actions (College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia, 2012). Clinical decision making is a complex process that requires the nurse to draw from personal knowledge, client history, previous clinical experience, as well as intuition (Banning, 2008; Benner, 1984; Blum, 2010; Payne, 2015; Tanner, 2006). These…

cross-cultural relationships, leaders who understand the risks and challenges when evaluating innovation opportunities in a global environment, and individuals who are self-aware of conscious and unconscious factors, such as biases, that may affect decision-making. This essay discusses the elements that leaders should consider when developing an innovation…

A recent TheHuffingtonPost.com article, titled 7 ’tips’ to Become a Better Creative Problem-Solver by Ulli Appelbaum, disucsses intuitive ways to make more effective decisions. Appelbaum (2015) emphasizes the fact that there are several key biases a leader must overcome in order to come up with unique and effective decisions. Appelbaum includes a seven-step process leaders can use to aid in the development of creative ideas and solutions. The list of steps is as follows: becoming self-aware,…

all the strategic decisions within the group or organization (Val & Kemp, 2012; Gill, 2014; Gladding, 2016). Per Gladding (2016), authoritarian group leaders can be charismatic and manipulative and typically believe they understand group dynamics, make interpretations, give advice, demand obedience, and expect conformity. Furthermore, these leaders typically do not seek the input and advice of others and often demonstrate a lack of trust in the ability of others to make decisions and suggestions…

styles. Leaders assess situational factors of authoritarianism, locus of control, and ability as well as environmental factors of task structure, formal authority, and work group to determine which of the four leadership styles is best for reaching optimal performance. In this example, Aaron has a good relationship with his employees,…

Clinical decision-making is a complex and continuous process that includes dynamic interacting elements and critical thinking. This process involves both intuitive and analytic cognitive modes, which is defined in term of dual-process theory. Intuitive or non-analytical process relies on tacit knowledge and affection that depends on learners’ previous experience and pattern recognition (Marcum, 2012). It is an automatic response, low awareness less effort so it can be prone to error in decision…

considered in this paper concentrated on the concept of risk society and its impact of modification on social theory and politics. According to Beck (1998), previous industrial society has become a risk society, in which the risk is a result of decisions deliberately produced by society in economic, political and social spheres of life. He argues that in the modern world, people cannot avoid distancing from the risks and poses the problem of risk minimization and its management. The existence of…