Decision making is an essential skill for effective leadership. Having the ability to make timely and well informed decisions has many benefits, not least of which includes individual and team success.
Sound decision making comes from gaining an understanding of a situation.
It is a thought process which leads to selecting a course of action from among several alternatives. Your final choice should be the one that produces the results that will solve your problem.
When you are in a management position you must make decisions that are in the best interest of your pharmacy and the team. You also have responsibility for making the best decisions for your patients.
However, the style in which you make those decisions can have an impact, good or bad and often the style in which is it made can overshadow the decision itself.