Side-By-Side Comparison

Decision Making Models: When They Work Well

	Autocratic	Avoidant	Consensus	Consent	Consultative	Delegation	Democratic	Stochastic
Urgent	✔			✔		✔
Non-Urgent		✔	✔
Wide-Impact			✔				✔
Narrow Impact				✔		✔		✔
Information is Readily Available	✔						✔
Information is Lacking		✔			✔
Way Forward is Clear	✔					✔
Way Forward is Unclear		✔			✔
Well-Defined Options				✔			✔
Undefined Options		✔			✔
Predictable Outcomes	✔					✔
Uncertain Outcomes		✔						✔
Concentrated Expertise (you)	✔	✔						✔
Concentrated Expertise (not you)					✔	✔
Dispersed Expertise			✔		✔
Lack of Expertise					✔	✔
Irreversible Consequences			✔
Reversible Consequences				✔
Team Has Candor			✔	✔
Team Lacks Candor	✔				✔
Objective Opinions			✔	✔			✔
Subjective Opinions	✔
High Risk			✔
Low Risk						✔		✔
Need to Gather Support				✔	✔
No Need to Gather Support	✔	✔