Making the Best Management Decisions

The best management decision is the one that creates the maximum amount of aggregate value – financial, functional and emotional. No human being is all-knowing, perfect, omnipotent or infallible; therefore, no human being (no matter how knowledgeable, skillful or experienced) can consistently make the best management decisions.

Only God is all-knowing, perfect, omnipotent or infallible; therefore, only God knows the best business management decision (strategic or operational) in each situation. Consequently, the only way to consistently come up with the best management decision is to ask God in prayer whenever you must make such decision. He will answer. He always does. He is on her side – He also wants you to make a decision that will create the maximum amount of aggregate value.

The best place to ask God for guidance in making a strategic business decision is, obviously, your church. Go there during ‘quiet time’ between services; turn off your cell phone; enter a prayerful and meditative state of mind, establishing a ‘communications channel’ with God; humbly ask in prayer for His guidance to the best decision in your circumstances; receive this guidance (which may take some time); make management decision based on this guidance and implement this decision in your company. 

To make the best everyday management decisions, you will need to do essentially the same thing in your workplace. As these decisions are not nearly as important as your strategic decisions, you will spend much less time on this procedure and you will God’s guidance much faster.