Too Few Managers have the Information Needed to make Good Decisions

[Former Member]

The Harvard Business Review has made available, for free, an article from a recent issue: Good Data Won’t Guarantee Good Decisions.

Ostensibly about the value of data analytics (which is an important message), some important points are made along the way that should be noted and acted on by governance, risk management, compliance, and assurance professionals.

• Only about 38% of employees and 50% of managers routinely listen to others, balance judgment and analysis, and have the skills to obtain and understand necessary data before they make decisions.
• Those individuals perform about 24% better than others.
• Less than 44% of employees even know where to find the information they need for their day-to-day work!

I recommend a read and careful consideration of the points in this piece.

Are your decisions, your team’s decisions, and your most important corporate decisions made with the information necessary?

I welcome your comments and perspectives.