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4 Ways to Pressure-Test Strategic Decisions, Inspired by the U.S. Military
The military honed four techniques to pressure-test strategic decisions, which can help executives anticipate problems and change course w..
The Biggest Mistakes Bosses Make When Making Decisions—and How to Avoid Them
No. 1: Telling people they have a voice, but they really don’t.
Battle Bureaucratic Creep
Bureaucratic creep starts when a manager feels he has to exert control over how something gets done.
The Best Way to Build a Culture of Evidence-Based Government
Successful efforts to bring the use of data and research into decision-making are both top-down and bottom-up.
New Research: The 7 Decision Practices Top Companies Use To Innovate
This is not a theoretical framework, it is a practical behavioral approach to measuring the decision activities inside companies.
Managing Tough Decisions
Here are a few insights I’ve gleaned over the years into managing tough decisions.
To Make a Change at Work, Tell Yourself a Different Story
For better or for worse, our stories shape what we notice and how we interpret it. They inform our decision making and behavior.
What Airline Pilots and Nurses Can Teach Organizations About Decision-Making
Successful teams implement systems that provide clear if-then plans. These if-then plans in turn help lower-status team members save the d..
Lead Or Follow: What Sets Leaders Apart?
In a new study, researchers identified the cognitive and neurobiological processes that influence whether someone is more likely to take o..
Debiasing the corporation: An interview with Nobel laureate Richard Thaler
The University of Chicago professor explains how executives can battle back against biases that can affect their decision making.