#decision-making

#decision-making

"If at first you don't succeed, try again." "Winners never quit and quitters never win." Our culture has a lot of sayings against quitting, making it seem like a failure. But sometimes, abandoning a goal means opening up space for something better. Cognitive psychologist Annie Duke, author of Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away; career educator Colin Rocker; and psychologist and professor

The most surprising and impactful new stories delivered to your inbox every week, for free. What does it take to make bold decisions when the odds aren't clear? Statistician Nate Silver explains why the best risk-takers aren't reckless. They're strategic, evidence-driven, and comfortable acting without perfect information. Silver shares habits that separate success from failure in competitive environments, to help you become more comfortable with risking it all.

From back-to-school through the winter holidays, the busy retail selling season is also a time to forecast sales, set budgets, and plan for the coming year. Here are 12 new and time-tested books to help make informed choices. by Nick Foster Thinking seriously about the future is a must for those who hope to shape it. This just-released book guides readers in going beyond the usual "lazy certainties and fearful fantasies" to imagine and create what comes next.

When the world stops making sense and everyone's looking to you for answers, that's when real leadership begins. I learned this in the most extreme of circumstances-first, as a SWAT team Tactical Commander where split-second decisions meant life or death, then as CEO of a major public company where market crises could make or break thousands of our customers' livelihoods.

Evidence maps are logical tools for consolidating data and insights, offering clarity in decision-making amidst a sea of qualitative and quantitative data gathered from multiple tests.

At Google, we tried to study productivity to determine which factors strongly predicted developers' self-rated productivity, condensing research into 48 productivity factors.

Building trust means being intentional in how AI is used and keeping people at the center of every decision, according to Kathy Pham, vice president of AI at Workday.

Accurate economic data is essential for informed decision-making by leaders. The federal government established 13 statistical agencies, including the BLS, to provide this crucial information.

The average person makes nearly 35,000 decisions each day, ranging from the trivial to the consequential, impacting both personal and professional life.

Annie Duke emphasizes that success requires grit, meaning that one must push through tough times. The ability to persist in challenging situations is crucial, as worthwhile pursuits are seldom easy.

In many organizations, decisions are made in boardrooms, far removed from the customer's reality. Metrics are dissected. Dashboards are studied. Yet somehow, the real customer experience gets overlooked or misrepresented.

"We don't need to run over every player on defense, nor should we try. It's critical that those plays are available to us, and we do a good job of picking and choosing the appropriate time."

Creative fulfillment on one hand, financial insecurity on the other; feeling passion about your work versus a long career timeline.

When stress builds without relief, the brain shifts into survival mode. In survival mode, clarity and presence of mind can quickly disappear.

Big Bet Decisions are infrequent, high-stakes decisions that can significantly impact a company's future, like acquisitions and major investments.