Six components that contribute to good judgment

Paraphrased notes from the HBR article "The Elements of Good Judgment" - 

Judgment—the ability to combine personal qualities with relevant knowledge and experience to form opinions and make decisions. 

6 components that contribute to good judgment & how to improve them: 

1. Learning - Listen attentively, read critically
2. Trust - Seek diversity, not validation from colleagues & advisors
3. Experience - Make it relevant but not narrow. Challenge assumptions.
4. Detachment - Identify and then challenge biases. Understand, clarify, and accept different viewpoints.
5. Options - Question the solution set offered and debate all the options.
6. Delivery - Factor in the feasibility of execution and risk mitigation plans.

Leaders with good judgment skills typically have these qualities:

• They are good listeners and readers—able to hear what other people actually mean, and thus able to see patterns that others do not. They ask questions which are designed to draw out interesting responses. 
• Have a breadth of experiences and relationships that enable them to recognize parallels or analogies that others miss—and if they don’t know something, they’ll know someone who does and lean on that person’s judgment
• Recognize their own emotions and biases and take them out of the equation
• adept at expanding the array of choices under consideration
• Remain grounded in the real world: In making a choice they also consider its implementation.