decision-making skills
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Decision-making skills are the abilities involved in evaluating options and choosing a course of action.
The phrase appears constantly in job postings and résumés, where it signals competence in analyzing situations, weighing tradeoffs, and committing to decisions under uncertainty: Strong decision-making skills required.
Good decision-making typically involves gathering relevant information, considering consequences, and acting decisively rather than dithering.
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
- critical thinkingObjective evaluation of information
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- weighing optionsConsidering alternatives carefully
self-awareness · impulse control · clear head · risk assessment · accountability · intuition · snap judgment · trade-offs · collaboration · analysis · deliberation · big picture · game plan · goal-setting · brainstorming · cognitive bias · second guessing · pattern recognition
decision-making skillsindecisiveness
Failure to commit
indecision · vacillation · hesitancy · dithering · wavering
decision-making skillspoor judgment
incompetence · impulsiveness · recklessness · rashness · imprudence