Final Blog

I must say that class has been fun.  I really enjoyed myself.  For my final blog I have decided to write on decision making.  As a woman, I am often stereotyped as being indecisive.  This stigma often carries over as I enter more and more leadership positions.  One thing my father taught me, was that people want to be led, people want others to think for them and this is why your life will never be easy.  True story.  I was brought up to be a natural leader and at times, the responsibility of making decisions for others can be taxing.  Mostly because I am afraid of failure.  If it all goes wrong, odds are great that they will blame it on you.  

I have made tons of bad decisions.  I have also made some innovative decisions.  As I become more comfortable with myself and my surroundings, I have learned to trust my gut feeling in addition to weighing it out with the logical facts.  Decision making is not a skill that you are born with, it has to be nurtured and developed.  I took a leadership position too early and did not have the skills to lead a group of others.  But it takes the good and bad decisions and positions to help everyone become great in the end.    

Sometimes I agree with my dad in the fact that people want others to tell them what to do, and other times I like to believe that with a highly motivated group of people, the decision making responsibility can be spread around. I will say that this class has given me other things to consider when leading others.  One thing I have affirmed, is that training is very important and that management encompasses many aspects.  I have enjoyed this class.  It has been a pleasure.