Advice on weakness - taking shortcuts

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Hi everyone,

I'm new to the forum. I'm a couple of years out of university, and thanks to MT I am doing well - I am being recognised as a high performer at work and lately I have been given more responsibility. 

I've been thinking about areas I could improve in (I haven't really had any negative feedback that I can work on).

Like Mark, I'm an 'all go' High I/High D, and sometimes I feel like I take shortcuts in my work. For example, I find that I want to move forward without making sure all the stakeholders are on board, or I want to make a quick decision without taking the time to fully investigate all the options. Sometimes i think that I can work out the details later, or that I can try one option and see how it goes. 

I'm lucky to work for a High C who moderates these behaviours, but I'd like to improve. I think that if I can work on these areas I will be trusted with more responsibility.

What would you suggest if you were coaching me? I'd really appreciate any advice you have. 

Submitted by Tom Hausmann on Friday February 21st, 2014 8:14 am

] making sure all the stakeholders are on board
Welcome to the forums AussieMTFan.
If you are relatively new to the MT series of casts, there was a specific podcast to help you map out who needs to be involved in a decision.
http://www.manager-tools.com/2008/11/simple-stakeholder-decision-analys…
Also, and perhaps even more important and influential in the series of casts are the classics:
http://www.manager-tools.com/2007/11/how-to-prewire-a-meeting
http://www.manager-tools.com/2007/11/how-to-be-persuasive-in-a-presenta…
Best of good fortune to you. PM me if you would like to have an off-line discussion about books.