Ian Harper's guide to making good decisions

After years of making complex decisions affecting millions of people, the Reserve Bank board member shares the key skills required.

A decision-maker's job is to make decisions – and own them, says Professor Ian Harper. Elke Meitzel

Ian Harper

Updated Jul 31, 2019 – 10.54am, first published at 10.47am

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I have made some tough decisions in my time, and I’m the first to admit they haven’t always been right – but I have learnt how to help ensure they can be.

Over the years, I have been involved in making a number of complex decisions affecting millions of people, first with the Australian Fair Pay Commission, then the Competition Policy Review and now on the board of the Reserve Bank.