To make informed, and presumedly the best, decisions, we must free ourselves from the hidden constraints on our capacity to think and analyze.

Fundamentally, how does anyone know us as individual leaders and/or judge our leadership effectiveness? The first thing that might come to mind is your personality. Secondly, how you communicate: how ...

Consensus decision-making fosters collaboration but can slow progress if not managed effectively. Balancing consensus with leadership ensures efficiency without sacrificing inclusivity and engagement.

We make approximately 35,000 decisions every day, including dozens of tiny and major decisions on what to wear, what to eat, which route to take to work, where to go for lunch, and so on. It's ...

Whether you’re an entrepreneur, leader or just starting out, effective decision-making is a cornerstone of success in business. Every choice made, from routine operational tasks to major strategic ...

Delivering high-quality care starts with understanding what matters most to each patient. Clinicians can’t choose treatments that match patients’ priorities and values until they engage with them. The ...

In today’s fast-paced business environment, making well-informed decisions quickly is a crucial skill for leaders. Understanding different models of decision-making can provide you with the tools to ...

Teams can make any decision after seeking advice from affected parties and documenting it in an ADR. Use context maps to assign clear ownership of system areas to specific teams. Create architectural ...

Your star employee just quit, and with them went the institutional knowledge behind your company’s most profitable product line. The decisions that led to its success? Lost forever. This scenario ...

This post is a review of Choose Wisely: Rationality, Ethics, and the Art of Decision-Making. By Barry Schwartz and Richard Schuldenfrei. Yale University Press. 277 pp. $32.50. Rational Choice Theory ...