What’s your style for making decisions? And what does that mean about how you use data?If you’re an analyst then what decision-making styles do your stakeholders have? And how do they vary? What does that variation mean for how you talk to them and deliver to them?

We all have different personalities which bring different preferences for how we do things.
Just as there are various leadership or management styles, there are different decision-making styles.

Here are three models for how to think about decision-making styles. Whichever model resonates for you the most, it’s interesting to reflect that some personal styles are going to lean more naturally towards using data than others. Something to consider for data literacy, data strategy and data culture initiatives as well as your day-to-day analytics delivery.

https://www.inc.com/erik-sherman/which-of-the-5-kinds-of-decision-maker-are-you.html

https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/decision-making-style

https://www.kent.edu/career/discover-your-decision-making-style

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