Re-Organizing the Decision Typology
The initial organization of the is as a hierarchical list. This is the , whose levels/types derive from the Primary Hierarchy of Action (PH1). The Types are disparate, incompatible and largely antagonistic to each other.
Reminder of the Types in PH'1
L'-1: : Core concern:
L'-2: : Core concern:
L'-3: : Core concern:
L'-4: : Core concern:
L'-5: : Core concern:
L'-6: : Core concern:
L'-7: : Core concern:
Review more properties of these decision-methods via this matrix.
To understand and discover more, we apply a THEE technique to grasp all decision approaches simultaneously: creation of the Typology Essences Table (or TET) for the Typology.
The TET helps us see how each method relates to and potentially interacts with the other methods—in the mind of the user (you, me) and in social-organizational life. Because are identity-defining mentalities, the TET analysis also reveals how an individual committed to one method is likely to relate to people committed to other decision-making methods.
Step 1: Determine the TET Axes
The TET uses a Type's psycho-social essences as its axes. By convention, the –social aspect is the X-axis and the psycho- aspect is the Y-axis. This creates four distinctive quadrants in any THEE Typology.
We surely could have worked it out for ourselves, but management and leadership studies over many decades assert and confirm that all decision and achievement has two dimensions:
► the work to be done
► the people who do the work
and these dimensions naturally point to the Executing Duality. In relation to specifically:
► the X-axis concerns the tasks that a decision issue generates;
► the Y-axis concerns the persons who will be involved in making the decisions and performing the tasks flowing from it
The obviously differ greatly on:
►how oriented to people
i.e. their needs, feelings, relationships, views, values
► how oriented to task
i.e. its demands, its outputs, its processes, its implications
So the quadrants can be characterized in these terms. Understanding why the decision approaches are positioned as they are is important for appreciating further applications.
So...
- Now take Step 2.
See all Steps in advance here...
The axes/essences form the Executing Duality and each decision method must be plotted against those axes.
The axis can be divided into zones. On the Y-axis these zones define the quality of relationships (at work). On the X-axis these zones define the quality of the output in terms of the organization and its objectives.
The TET also reveals outer and inner circles of approaches with different orientations to being effective.
The quadrants in the TET reveal antagonisms and affinities amongst the decision-making methods and mentalities.
Finally, the TET reveals that the approaches lie along two diagonals—which form the Approach Duality. This duality has important implications for a person's contribution within an organization, including the capacity to lead.
This pattern can be useful in appreciating the differing response of methods to situations as revealed here.
Originally posted: 21-Apr-2011