The behavior addressed is overthinking. This behavior is negative because it creates self-doubt, prevents decisions or tasks from being completed in a timely manner, and occasionally leads to a certain degree of obsession over the situation. Others usually expect their manager or superiors to be able to make decisions relatively quickly and to have a manager who is very confident in their decisions. However, in many situations, overthinking the situation does not allow either of those things to occur, and can lead to subordinates losing confidence or respect in the superior who seems to doubt their own decisions. Furthermore, overthinking can often be interpreted as being “nit-picky” by subordinates, and could lead to conflict between subordinate and superior or lack of motivation from a subordinate who feels they are never good enough at their job. This behavior seems very difficult to change. The intention is to avoid obsession about how to create the perfect outcome from a situation and to “go with the flow”. The behavior that will result is a more spontaneous attitude towards decisions and task that must be handled.
In order to improve this behavior one must practice reassuring one’s self when making important decisions, and placing one’s self in situations where deadlines are stricter, but the decisions made are of lesser importance. To reach these goals one should surround themselves with more spontaneous leaders; look for opportunities where they will be forced to make decisions in a time crunch, as well as seeking out those who are very confident to find techniques to lessen the self-doubt associated with overthinking.
In order to improve this behavior one must practice reassuring one’s self when making important decisions, and placing one’s self in situations where deadlines are stricter, but the decisions made are of lesser importance. To reach these goals one should surround themselves with more spontaneous leaders; look for opportunities where they will be forced to make decisions in a time crunch, as well as seeking out those who are very confident to find techniques to lessen the self-doubt associated with overthinking.