The following is an excerpt from Decide & Deliver: 5 Steps to Breakthrough Performance in Your Organization by Bain & Company authors Marcia Blenko, leader of the Global Organization practice; Michael Mankins, leader of the Organization Practice in the Americas and a key member of the firm's Strategy Practice; and Paul Rogers, former leader of the Global Organization Practice and current Managing Partner for Bain's London office. The authors draw on Bain research and know-how to present a five-step process for improving a company's decision abilities and argue that "decision management" can be a potent competitive tool.
Chapter 1:
Decisions and Results