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Decision Making Under Pressure
What best describes your current role?
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A
C-Suite
B
Executive Director
C
Senior Leader
D
Head of Function
E
Mid-level Manager
F
Individual Contributor
G
Other
Which sector do you work in?
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A
Financial Services
B
Technology
C
Healthcare
D
Life Sciences
E
Professional Services (Legal, Consulting, Accounting)
F
Sport
G
Performance
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Public Sector
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Government
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Education
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Other
When you face a genuinely difficult decision at work, which of the following make it harder? Select all that apply.
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Not having all the information I need
Knowing others are watching and will judge the outcome
The weight of what’s at stake
Not having enough time to think it through properly
None of the above
If you had to pick just one — what most often makes your hardest decisions difficult?
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A
Incomplete information
B
Scrutiny from others
C
The consequences of getting it wrong
D
Time pressure
E
It depends entirely on the situation
Have you ever made a poor decision because you misread where the real pressure was coming from — for example, you thought you were short on time when actually it was fear of scrutiny driving you?
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A
Yes, definitely
B
Possibly, on reflection
C
No — I’m usually clear on the source of pressure
D
I hadn’t thought about it in those terms before
In your own words — what does pressure actually feel like when you’re in the middle of a genuinely hard decision?
No right answer. The most useful responses are honest and specific. Anonymised responses may appear in published research.
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