做關鍵的權衡決策

大多數重要的決策都是要做出妥協的。你要取得某項利益，就必須做出放棄另外一項權益。

以後，當你必須有衝突的權衡決策，請試著這麼做：

1. 設定界限。決定哪些項目可以搬上檯桌上談判。問自己：“有哪些項目我們絕對不能讓步的？”
2. 平衡時間與利益。問自己可以犧牲哪些短期利益來獲得長期的重要收穫。反之亦然。
3. 評估支持力量。了解哪些人會支持一個特定的想法，而哪些人會反對。有哪些人你可以忽視，而哪些人的支持是你絕對需要的。

Making key trade-offs

Most important decisions have to be compromised. If you want to gain one interest, you must give up another.

Later, when you have to make conflicting trade-offs, try this:

1. Set boundaries. Decide which projects can be moved to the table for negotiation. Ask yourself, "What items are we absolutely unable to move on to?"
2. Balancing time and benefits. Ask yourself what short-term benefits you can sacrifice to achieve important long-term gains. Vice versa.
3. Evaluate support. Know who will support a particular idea and who will oppose it. Who can you ignore and whose support you absolutely need?