Decision-making and Discretion for Public Safety Leaders and Organizations

Discuss the importance of decision-making as a skill for public safety leaders.

Discuss the role of discretion in decisions made by public safety leader’s and their organizations.

What considerations need to go into decisions being made by a public safety leader?

Is it important for a public safety leader to make or at least be aware of all of the decisions being made by members of their organization? Why or why not?

Reference 

Great Leaders are Great Decision Makers http://gbr.pepperdine.edu/2010/10/great-leaders-are-great-decision-makers/

A Leader’s Guide to Decision Making http://hbr.org/2007/11/a-leaders-framework-for-decision-making/

Decision Making Styles http://www.leadershipmanagement.com/html-files/decision.htm

The Elements of Leadership and Decision Making http://www.productiveflourishing.com/the-elements-of-leadership-and-decision-making/

Educating Managers for Decision Making and Leadership https://www.hr-meter.com/files/VroomArtikelfuerWeb

Decision Making in Leadership http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vQYLlGjBkw

Ethical Decision Making http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEdp97r9rBI

A Leader’s Framework for Decision Making – The authors have locked down the document so it cannot be saved or printed. You will need to access the UMUC library and enter information below. From there, you can read the PDF file.

Snowden, D. J., & Boone, M. E. (2007). A Leader’s Framework for Decision Making. (cover story). Harvard Business Review, 85(11), 68-76.