Julia is thinking about changing careers. She has worked in business for over ten years. She is eager to go into the counseling field. Julia has researched and pondered this decision for over a year. She is reluctant to leave the financial security of her present position. The graduate school deadline passes without her submitting an application. What decision-making style(s) is Julia using? Refer back to Dinklage’s outline of eight styles? Why do you think she is using this style? Is there a better, more effective style that she could use?

Please think about situations you have been in where you had to make an important decision. What styles(s) did you use? What was the outcome of the decision?