running-decision-processes

SKILL.md

Structured decision-making frameworks and processes drawn from 65 product leaders.

Guides users through decision classification (reversible vs. irreversible), blocker identification, and framework selection to move from deliberation to action

Covers core principles including making implicit assumptions explicit, using curiosity loops for advice gathering, and distinguishing when data-driven analysis ends and conviction takes over

Flags common pitfalls: analysis paralysis, decision by committee, treating all decisions equally, and relitigating settled choices

Includes diagnostic questions to clarify decision ownership, information gaps, and historical context from past similar decisions

Running Decision Processes

Help the user run effective decision-making processes using frameworks from 65 product leaders.

How to Help

When the user asks for help with decision processes:

Understand the decision type - Ask if this is reversible or irreversible, high-stakes or routine

Identify the blockers - Determine what's preventing the decision from being made

Structure the process - Recommend an appropriate framework for the decision at hand

Enable commitment - Help them move from deliberation to action

Core Principles

Hesitation is destructive

Ben Horowitz: "The worst thing that you do as a leader is you hesitate on the next decision. The thing that causes you to hesitate is both decisions are horrible." Failing to make an explicit decision causes organizational anxiety. Recognize when you're avoiding a decision because all options are bad.