02 significance of rational decision making

Rational Decision Making for School Leaders

1. RATIONAL DECISION MAKING

2. Rational Decision Making What is RDM? Rational decision making is a process which helps in taking purposive and consensual decisions based on sound reasoning involving all the stakeholders concerned   Purposive Consensual process Involving the stakeholders concerns Sound reasoning

3. Rational Decision Making Significance for HTs - multiplicity of situations - varying concerns - bearing on the quality and equity - Resolve - Based on policies, processes and principles

4. Multiplicity of situations Managing routine; managing MDM; Community interactions (to enquire absentees, dropouts); Attending meetings, trainings, nodal works, union; Addressing needs of special campaigns ( reading campaign in Rajasthan), entertaining visitors. Varying concerns Authorities demands; community pressures, Pedagogical issues, student needs, policy and program pressures.

5. Bearing on the quality and equity There can be long term implications of certain decisions and striking balance between various concerns can have bearing on the quality of solution and also on equity issues. Resolve Decisions need to resolve issues, not postpone or complicate it and so it being ‘sound’ and agreeable to all, is important. Based on policies, processes and principles Decisions need to be situated in the framework of above, so that it enjoys acceptance and respect.

6. Cause Situation Personal efficiency (to Analyse & Reflect) Goals Information (availability of relevant Info.) Alternatives (with degree of certainty) Guiding values, principles and policies Methodology Elements of Rational Decision Making