Rational Decision Making; Diligence of a decision on Reasons and Facts

September 26 The Kingsbury Hotel, Colombo EFM - Evening for Managers

The Institute of Chartered Professional Managers of Sri Lanka held its 15th evening for managers in Colombo recently, with a presentation and discussion on ‘Rational Decision Making: Diligence of Decisions on Reasons and Facts’. The keynote at the event was delivered by Advisor on Military Intelligence to Ministry of Defence Dr. Ajith Colonne, who is also a former Trade Commissioner at the Australian High Commission, Chairman of the National Apprenticeship and Industrial Training Authority and Director of the Institute of Policy Studies.

“Young people and young executives are more often very emotional, whereby their decisions and actions are 70% from the heart and 30% from the head. This usually changes the further they go in life, and I believe that rational decisions usually require a certain degree of maturity. Decisions must always bring long-term benefits, do not think only of the short-term; justify everything you do before you do it,” he added.