ABSTRACT
Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide. Napoleon Bonaparte (Maxims, 1804)
What qualities make a high-performing manager? Surveys consistently rank good decision-making at or near the top of the list. Engineers, like most professionals, spend most of their time preparing information for others to use, to act upon in making decisions. Further, in design work where choices are often left to the professional, the quality of the work product depends upon the capacity for making good decisions.
