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"Wise Decisions is a science-based approach to embedding timeless wisdom in adolescents, young adults, and adults. In a span of 15 minutes, we can make ten or more small decisions. Some decisions are inconsequential, and others can change the trajectory of our lives for years. Just as success in business depends on the decisions made, so also does enduring success in our personal lives. Decisions can be wise or foolish, considered or automatic, conscious...
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2023.
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The world is changing faster and faster, with increasing uncertainty and threat of disruption in every business and nonprofit segment. Conventional approaches to strategy development and problem solving no longer work--there is no stable industry or market equilibrium structure that we will return to "when change abates." Most company planning processes are fantasy; market conditions are changing too quickly for arm-chair strategizing to be useful....
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[2008], ©2009
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Praise for The Truth About Making Smart Decisions " The Truth About Making Smart Decisions offers a truly valuable and entertaining journey through the complex terrain of decision making. Robert Gunther combines a writer's gift of the pen with a keen understanding of human nature, drawing upon his own experiences, business anecdotes, and vignettes from other walks of life. His selection of traps, insights, and truths are edifying as well as amusing,...
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2022.
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Business leaders are routinely confronted with bad information, and despite the common conviction that only others are vulnerable to biased judgment, they too fall prey to what researchers call the illusory truth effect. That is, merely repeating false claims increases their believability, leaving people vulnerable to basing their decisions on misinformation. This article describes the phenomenon in detail and provides guidance on how to combat this...
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2015.
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How do people process different inputs and make complicated decisions? Researchers have long sought to shed increased light on the inner workings of the human brain and how people process different inputs and make complicated decisions. The topic is of particular interest to managers. This article reviews a selection of recent articles from academic journals. The researchers examined the following topics related to decision making: How 'psychological...
7) Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters
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2019.
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Avoid terrible advice, cognitive biases, and poor decisions.
Want to avoid business disasters, whether minor mishaps, such as excessive team conflict, or major calamities like those that threaten bankruptcy or doom a promising career? Fortunately, behavioral economics studies show that such disasters stem from poor decisions due to our faulty mental patterns-what scholars call "cognitive biases"-and are preventable.
Unfortunately, the typical advice...
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"For every algorithm that purports to mitigate bias, enable sophisticated thinking under time pressure, or leverage big data to simplify complex questions, there are loads of choices that require creative, reflective, and thoughtful interpretation of subjective human experience -- something artificial intelligence and rigorous analytics cannot yet replicate. What do we do when the obvious conclusion from a rigorous spreadsheet doesn't align to our...
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2019.
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Simon Mueller is the General Manager of The Bruce Henderson Institute in New York, The Boston Consulting Group's (BCG) corporate strategy think-tank. The book is built on a broad body of evidence. It is the result of half a decade of research, and numerous interviews with academics at Harvard Business School, Harvard Law School, Harvard Kennedy School and MIT. Well connected series of advisers - including people like Steven Pinker Cass Sunstein, bestselling...
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2014
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If you need to be in the know in no time at all, Business Express will get you from beginner to brilliant in the blink of an eye. This fast, focused and carefully crafted eBook will help you pick up all the essential knowledge you need about the skills that matter most at work, all in the shortest possible time. Learn just when you need to or well in advance; read it at your desk or on the move; dip in and out or start from scratch - it's all up to...
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©2012
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Save time, energy and life-sapping stress with this gloriously simple, clever and highly effective guide to painless and efficient decision making. This light-hearted and practical guide will help you turn your indecision into positive, assertive action. Guiding you through the entire decision making process, it is packed with clever tips and tricks to help you make the right decision, quickly, first time, every time. From work to buying a house;...
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©2015
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Make better decisions - every day, everywhere! Decide and Conquer, Second Edition brings together all the practical skills you need to do just that. This quick, concise book identifies every key obstacle to quality decision-making and shows exactly how to overcome them. You'll discover how your personality impacts your decision-making, why instincts and experience can lead you astray, how to simplify complex decisions without oversimplifying them...
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Aug. 2003
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Decide and Conquer brings together all the practical skills you need to make the best possible decisions every day. This quick, concise book identifies every key obstacle to quality decision-making... and shows exactly how to overcome them. Discover how your personality impacts your decision-making... why instincts and experience can lead you astray... how to simplify complicated decisions without oversimplifying them... and much more. You'll use...
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2005.
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Drawing on her breakthrough research with 115 CEOs, Luda Kopeikina offers practical, proven techniques for structuring decisions, achieving clarity about the real issues involved, and using that clarity to improve the quality of every decision you make. Kopeikina begins by defining clarity in decision-making, identifying five root causes for decision difficulty, and introducing the "Clarity State": that singular moment of focus where things fall into...
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©2008
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Praise for The Truth About Making Smart Decisions " The Truth About Making Smart Decisions offers a truly valuable and entertaining journey through the complex terrain of decision making. Robert Gunther combines a writer's gift of the pen with a keen understanding of human nature, drawing upon his own experiences, business anecdotes, and vignettes from other walks of life. His selection of traps, insights, and truths are edifying as well as amusing,...
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"The definitive guide to quantifying risk vs. return--fully updated to reveal the newest, most effective innovations in financial risk management since the 2008 financial crisisWritten for risk professionals and non-risk professionals alike, this easy-to-understand guide helps you meet the increasingly insistent demand to make sophisticated assessments of companies' risk exposure. It provides the latest methods for: Measuring and transferring credit...
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[2007], c 2009
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"Talent matters. No one denies this fact. But, there is often a gap between wanting and getting talent. Cathy Fyock's 53 'Truths' provide concrete, practical, and well-tested ideas to close the talent gap. The ideas are reasonable, grounded in research, and actionable. This is an excellent book for those who pay attention to hiring. The 53 Truths offer a roadmap for doing this important task more effectively." Dave Ulrich, Professor of Business, University...
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