Decision Making is arguably one of the most important business skills.
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Most professionals admit their CPD record is a work in progress. A spreadsheet that never quite gets finished. A pile of certificates with no explanation. Notes in a book that has gone missing. A plan to organise everything before the deadline that never quite happens.
CPD recording often feels like admin, and the lure of admin rarely wins against real work.
Why We Think CPD Recording Matters
Many people treat the record as something to complete after the learning. In practice, the record is part of the learning.
When you need to reviw it, or an external audit needs to see it, they want to see what you learned and how it shaped your practice. A certificate only covers the first part.
Common CPD Recording Mistakes
• Recording the activity but not the learning. A short line about attending a course does not show development. Be sure to include reflection and review.
• Trying to write everything at the end of the year. Reconstructing months of learning in one go is stressful and rarely accurate.
• Only logging formal courses. Reading, mentoring, research, peer conversations and work‑based learning all count when recorded properly.
• Keeping evidence in scattered places. A drawer of certificates, a folder on a laptop and notes somewhere make it harder than it needs to be.
• Ignoring competency frameworks. Activities should link to the standards set by your professional body.
How to Build a CPD Habit That Sticks
• Record straight after the activity. A few minutes of notes while the learning is fresh is enough.
• Keep everything in one place. A single platform or organised folder keeps your record coherent.
• Review monthly. A short check‑in keeps your record tidy and complete.
• Use your competency framework. Map each activity as you log it.
• Include informal learning. If you learned something relevant, it belongs in your record.
And that’s it. Use these tips to help you build a healthy habit that keeps your CPD up to date and ready when you need it.
Need help with a simple template? We got you. Download a copy below.
Unpopular Opinion. 🫤
Why Leaders Should Be Making Fewer Decisions.
It might sound counterintuitive, but let us explain. Our experiences have shown us that senior leaders don’t struggle because decisions are too hard.
They struggle because there are too many of them.😖
As leaders rise and grow their responsibility and accountability, they get further from the day‑to‑day activities, their visibility drops, the pressure rises, and the ‘decision‑load’ gets heavier and more constant. 🤯
The smartest leaders don’t respond by making more decisions. ❌
They build the discipline to make fewer, better, braver ones. ✅
We’ve pulled this together into a free downloadable paper showing how the Brave principles can help you make fewer decisions and ease the cognitive load.
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THE BRAVE DECISION SUCCESS GRID ☑️
The final piece of the Decision Making Puzzle 🧩
When a decision is made there’s often a huge sense of relief that comes with it, and let’s be honest here, that’s usually followed by ‘right, onto the next one!’ 🤦
That leaves a ‘gap’ which can cause longer term issues in a business.
The step that’s being missed? 🤔 Actually reviewing the decision to see if it was the right one. ✅
That’s what we’re sharing with you today.
The BRAVE Decision Success Grid is a simple tool to help you evaluate the decisions you make individually, as a team, or even as a whole business. It’s really simple to use, easy to remember and super effective. 💥
It’s a 4×4 Grid (of course it is!) and anyone at any level can use it to reflect on a decision and how you got there. 🔲
It’s uses questions under 4 Brave headings. 👇
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Can AI help you make decisions? 🤔
We think it’s a BIG yes….but you need to know how and we can help. ✅
AI isn’t here to replace your judgement. It’s here to stretch it, stress‑test it, and speed it up. 🤖
How?
The BRAVE Principle?
You bring judgement.
You bring the human element.
AI brings breadth, speed, and challenge.
Download the FREE Guide to get the full details. ⬇️
In the world we live and work in, the pace of change & challenge has never been faster. It’s becoming commonplace to experience a block when it comes to making key decisions. 🚫
What is it?
Decision fatigue is described as mental and emotional exhaustion thsat happens when you’re forced to make too many decisions (particulalrly high stakes ones) in a row. Your brain treats every choice like a small task. Over time, these tasks add up and drain your mental energy. When that energy runs low, your ability to think clearly drops.
In real life this is when you are stood staring at the neverending shelves of bread in your supermarket or deli paralysed by the overwhelming levels of choice. We’ve been there. Damn you garlic focaccia.
Common Signs
Why It Happens
The human brain can suffer from choice overload. Yep, it’s as simple as it sounds. Having too many options for simple things, like what to eat, drink or wear. It often appears in high stakes work scenarios when someone is regularly and repeatedly having to make hard or important choices under heavy pressure. If this affects how someone then sleeps or rests it can become more intense and manifest into stress which lowers your brain power further.
How to Prevent It
If you think we can help you with decision making then drop us a line, we’d love to help.
Sara & Rhi
At We Are Brave we know decision-making sits at the heart of confidence, self-trust and personal growth.
Every day we make hundreds of decisions, from small choices about our routines to life-changing decisions about our careers, relationships and future goals. While we often focus on what decision to make, we rarely stop to consider how we make decisions in the first place.
Understanding your natural decision-making approach can be incredibly empowering. It helps you recognise your strengths, identify potential blind spots, and make choices with greater confidence and clarity.
At We Are Brave, we believe there is no single “right” way to decide. Instead, most people naturally lean towards one of four decision-making personalities. Which one sounds most like you?
Take a read and see which personality aligns with you the most, and downlaod the free One Page Guide to access Strengths & Challemges of each one.
The Investigator
The Investigator is driven by information, evidence and understanding.
Before making a decision, they want to explore every angle, gather facts and thoroughly assess the options available to them. They’re naturally curious and often excel at noticing details others overlook.
Investigators rarely rush. They prefer to feel informed and prepared before committing to a course of action. Remember that perfect information rarely exists. Sometimes confidence comes from taking action, not gathering more data.
The Connector
For the Connector, people are always part of the equation.
They naturally consider how decisions will affect those around them and often seek input from trusted friends, family members or colleagues before making important choices.
Connectors value collaboration and are often skilled at bringing people together and creating consensus. Listening to others is valuable, but your own voice deserves a seat at the table too.
The Visionary
Visionaries see possibilities everywhere.
They thrive on ideas, innovation and imagining what could be. Rather than focusing solely on today’s realities, they naturally think about future opportunities and the bigger picture.
When faced with a problem, they often generate creative, unconventional solutions that others may not immediately see. A brilliant idea only creates change when it’s acted upon. Pairing creativity with a clear plan can help bring your vision to life.
The Driver
Drivers are action-oriented decision-makers.
Once they’ve gathered enough information, they’re ready to make a choice and move forward. They prefer momentum over endless deliberation and are often highly focused on outcomes and results.
Drivers are typically decisive, direct and confident in their approach. Slowing down occasionally to seek different viewpoints can strengthen an already decisive approach.
Why Understanding Your Style Matters
Most of us aren’t purely one personality type. We often show traits from multiple styles depending on the situation, the pressure we’re under, or the significance of the decision.
The real value comes from self-awareness.
When you understand your natural tendencies, you can recognise when they’re helping you and when they might be holding you back.
An Investigator can learn when enough information is enough.
A Connector can build greater trust in their own judgment.
A Visionary can develop stronger follow-through.
A Driver can create space for reflection before taking action.
The bravest decisions aren’t always the fastest or the boldest. They’re the ones made with self-awareness, confidence and alignment with what matters most to you.
Because courage isn’t about making perfect decisions. It’s about trusting yourself to make them.
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When it comes to work life balance using simple principles to help you take control can reap you big rewards across your life. ✅
Take a look and see what you think. How many are you in control of? 🤔
If you’d like the high-res version then download a copy below.
Sara and Rhi.
We discovered an incredibly useful tool created by data scientists who helped to build a pretty well-known A.I model you might just have heard of it?
Claude? 😉
The A.I Digital Fluency model, sometimes called the 4D Model, helps people get the most out of A.I and highlights the leadership skills needed for the future as our reliance on A.I grows.
It teaches you brilliant habits for when you interact with AI.
We’ve created a We Are Brave Download and of course it’s totally free for you.
Download your HD copy here:
If you’d like to talk to us about this, or read more about AI on our dedicated page then click the link below. 👇
A BRAVE View.
We think it’s safe to say most people agree that what gets measured, generally gets done.
Simon Sinek takes it a step further in a recent article, and proposes that what we measure also shapes how people behave.
When you look at this through a BRAVE lens, the connection is obvious.
If we want people to Think, Speak, Disagree, and Decide bravely, we have to measure the behaviours that make those things possible. Because let’s face it, when organisations only measure output, people quietly stop doing the things that create great work.
When We Only Measure Results, We Accidentally Silence Bravery
If the scoreboard only shows deadlines, numbers, and deliverables, people optimise for deadlines, numbers, and deliverables.
They stop thinking about their thinking. They stop speaking up. They stop disagreeing constructively. They stop deciding with integrity.
Not because they don’t care, but because the system tells them that how they do that stuff just doesn’t matter.
A results only culture teaches people to avoid difficult conversations and learn to hide problems. They might play it safe, rush decision making or choose silence over honesty.
And that’s simply the opposite of what we’re trying to achieve at We Are BRAVE.
This is how we see it.
💭 THINK BRAVE
You measure curiosity, not just completion.
If you want people to think bravely, leaders need to notice the good questions, reward early risk‑spotting and thoughtful reflection. Thinking becomes visible when leaders choose to look for it.
🗣️ SPEAK BRAVE
You measure contribution, not compliance. Speaking bravely shows up when leaders value people naming truths early and being brave enough to share clarity instead of staying quiet. When speaking is measured, people stop whispering in corridors and start contributing in meetings.
❌ DISAGREE BRAVE
You measure healthy challenge, not harmony. Disagreement isn’t conflict, it’s really quality control. If leaders begin to measure constructive challenge, and seeing multiple perspectives along with encouraging respectful debate then their people will stop avoiding tension and start strengthening ideas.
✅ DECIDE BRAVE
You measure integrity, not speed or savings. Brave decisions are made when leaders value how the decision was made and whether values guided it. When they look for whether risks were considered, or if the decision stuck. Decision making becomes meaningful when it’s measured beyond “how fast”.
Our Final Thought
Simon Sinek teaches us that behaviour almost always follows measurement. BRAVE teaches you that your behaviour almost always shapes a culture.
And that’s how a culture shifts. One measured behaviour at a time. If you’d like to discuss this with us, or anything else, we’d love to talk.
Reach out using the contact form below. 👇
Simon’s article is here: https://simonsinek.com/stories/you-get-the-behavior-you-measure
