Step 7. Although the choice process is completed in the previous step, the decision may still fail if it’s not implemented properly (step 7). Therefore, this step, decision implementation, involves putting the decision into action. If others will be affected by the decision, implementation also includes conveying the decision to those affected and getting their commitment to it.8 Want people to be committed to a decision? Let them participate in the decision-making process. We’ll discuss later in the chapter how groups can help a manager do this.