I often wonder as we have access to more or more information, why is it that it is getting more and more difficult to take decisions ? Jeffery Phillips had a very interesting perspective on the same.Jeffery writes:
"I spotted a statement on a whiteboard that's stuck with me for a few days. On the white board, in big, messy handwriting, was the statement:
The point of the statement is that what we are missing - what many of us lack in today's working environment - is not enough information, but enough attention to the important things. We've migrated from decision makers who had to "go with their guts" and could focus their attention on important things, to those who simply cannot (and will not) get enough information and who are distracted by the search and analysis of information, rather than focusing the right amount of attention and effort on any particular problem."
We just need as much minimum information as possible( or just the right information) and enough time for attention amongst ourselves to make the decisions.