Two weeks ago, we looked at issues around making personal decisions, and last week we addressed targeting those issues around procrastination. This week, I will offer tools and strategies compiled from many mentors and sources that I have found helpful over the years. 

Kristina Guo, Chair of the Division of Public Administration at the University of Hawaii, designed the DECIDE model for healthcare managers. The anacronym breaks the process down to (1) D = define the problem,...