Had you known what he knew (1), had the training he had (2) and had the objectives he had (3), you would have made the same decision

the holy decision-making trinity

don't be quick to judge or question others' decisions. You don't know some things. S/he may not know as well.

And one more: had the resources he had (4)

there. It's complete now

I ask questions sometimes even if I like what I see... sometimes u just need to hear someone else's logic and POV to clarify yours =]

@netikras The real question is what could one do to improve some or all of these points. Like how much of that is due to the given circumstances and limitations (honest lack of knowledge or limited access to information), and how much is due to deliberate ignorance?

Very few people in this world would make bad decisions on purpose, but quite a lot of them will make bad decisions out of deliberate ignorance.

It may be fair to judge any of those 4 points. And I don't think knowledge, training, objectives, and resources are the only factors in a decision. You may still get a different result based on a number of other factors. I don't think it's even possible to make a definitive list of factors unless it's a tautology: you would have made the same decision if you were in a situation where you would have made the same decision.

@electrineer I cannot think of any other factors critical for the quality of a decision.

It's what you have [knowledge], what you can do [trainings] for your goals [objectives] and what you can afford [resources] to achieve them.

Tautology is not an option here. Look at this from the "what can I change to make him come up with a different decision" angle. From the mgmt perspective

@netikras yes, it's a model that can be useful, but it's not definitive. One factor that is almost completely missing is the emotional state of the person.