Making decisions - tools & techniques

The ability to make good decisions is one of the key competencies developed in mentoring and coaching. It influences professional effectiveness, the quality of relationships, and a sense of agency. Decisions—both strategic and everyday—require courage, self-awareness, and the ability to analyze available options. The role of a mentor or coach is to accompany this process: asking insightful questions, organizing thoughts, and sometimes helping them see the problem from a new perspective.

In this category, you will find mentoring and coaching techniques that support participants in conscious decision-making. They help them better understand the motivations behind their choices, assess the consequences of various scenarios, and develop strategic thinking skills. Thanks to them, the mentee can learn to make decisions in a more mature way, based on values and realistic data, rather than on emotions or peer pressure.

It's worth remembering that effective decisions often result from reflection and self-reflection—a skill worth developing through mentoring. Read more about this in the article "What is self-reflection in mentoring and why is it so important" . It can also be helpful to understand how different forms of development—including coaching and mentoring—support the decision-making process. You can read more about this topic in the article "Mentoring, coaching and other forms of talent development – a comparison" .

Familiarize yourself with the techniques below that will help you develop self-awareness, analyze alternatives, and make decisions consistent with your values and long-term development goals.

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Analyzing and drawing conclusions Making decisions Broadening perspectives Stimulating creativity Searching for new solutions Getting out of a stuck situation

This technique is all about stimulating creativity to find new solutions. It's useful when you're stuck and can't find a solution.

#creativity

#broadening perspective

#new solution

#decision-making

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5-Option Technique - Overcoming Obstacles

Overcoming resistance to change Achieving a specific goal Setting priorities Making decisions Taking responsibility for actions Broadening perspectives Stimulating creativity Searching for new solutions Getting out of a stuck situation

The 5-Option Technique is a useful tool when the person we're working with encounters numerous obstacles on the way to achieving their goal. It's also useful when the person we're working with is stuck and unable to find a solution. It helps stimulate creativity and find as many possible solutions to the problem as possible.

#creativity

#broadening perspective

#new solution

#new options

#options

#problem solving

#reassurance

#decision-making

#obstacles

#blockages

#resistance

#overcoming resistance

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3-D technique

Overcoming resistance to change Achieving a specific goal Analyzing and drawing conclusions Setting priorities Systematizing and organizing Making decisions Taking responsibility for actions

The 3D technique is a good tool to work with in situations where there is a need to quickly and effectively focus on developing potential solutions to a given problem/issue and, in the next phase, taking responsibility for their implementation.

#concentration

#systematization

#ordering

#analysis

#drawing conclusions

#broadening perspective

#action

#responsibility

#taking responsibility

#obstacles

#options

#resistance

#overcoming resistance

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HELP technique

Overcoming resistance to change Analyzing and drawing conclusions Setting priorities Systematizing and organizing Making decisions Taking responsibility for actions Getting out of a stuck situation Focusing on potentials

HELP is an acronym for:
H – what Happend (What happened?)
E – Emotions (What emotions accompanied it?)
L – Learning (What is the lesson learned?)
P – Plan (What is the plan of action?)

This is a questioning technique that will work in a work situation with a person who is distracted, has difficulty determining the essence of the problem, and is unsure of what to do in a given situation.

#concentration

#systematization

#organizing

#analysis

#drawing conclusions

#broadening perspective

#action

#science

#development

#emotions

#learning

#plan

#action plan

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5 Options Technique

Making decisions Taking responsibility for actions Broadening your perspective Stimulating creativity Searching for new solutions Getting out of a stuck situation

The 5-Option Technique is a useful tool when someone is stuck and unable to find a solution. It helps stimulate creativity and find as many possible solutions to the problem as possible.

#creativity

#broadening perspective

#new solution

#new options

#options

#problem-solving

#making sure

#decision-making

Description of the technique