Setting a Course of Action
LEADERSHIP AND DECISION MAKING go hand in hand. Someone has to set a strategic direction. Someone has to prioritize one project over another. Someone has to make the tough calls. With such a forward-facing position comes the responsibility to use sound judgment—because those decisions can lead to serious business and personal consequences. One theme in this collection of articles is that decision making is a process rather than a one-time event. During this process it is wise to consider more than one option and to take active measures to eliminate preconceptions. In “Outsmart Your Own Biases,” Jack B. Soll, Katherine L. Milkman, and John W. Payne highlight that we all rely on intuition, which sometimes leads to flawed reasoning. To arm you against this, they offer research-based techniques for making stronger…