Wise Decision Maker Show

More buying choices lead to less happiness. To make better shopping decisions, satisfice and limit your options. There is no such thing as the perfect deal, so look for products that are good enough. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Guide, which describes why having more buying choices causes us to be less happy. This article forms the basis for this epis...

Organizations often fail to train newly-promoted leaders well, because experienced leaders forget about the many new skills needed for recently-promoted leaders to succeed. This problem stems from a mental blindspot known as the curse of knowledge. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Guide, which describes how to prevent leadership development failures. This...

Our feelings drive us to avoid short-term losses, which often results in us failing to take worthwhile risks and actually losing more in the long term. This problem comes from a dangerous judgment error called loss aversion. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Guide, which describes how to avoid losing. This article forms the basis for this episode: https://...

To get colleagues in denial to believe the truth, use EGRIP: 1) discover their Emotions; 2) then their Goals; 3) build up Rapport; 4) provide Information to change their mind; 5) offer Positive reinforcement for them updating their beliefs. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Guide, which describes how to deal with colleagues in denial. This article forms th...

To prevent disasters in transitioning your team to working from home, imagine that your transition completely failed. Then, brainstorm all plausible reasons for failure, and generate solutions to these potential problems. Do the same to maximize success. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Guide, which describes how to prevent failure in working from home to...

Your relationships will be undermined or even destroyed by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, unless you take proactive steps right now to save them by treating our current conditions as the new normal. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Guide, which describes how to save your relationships from the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. This article forms the basi...

Official guidelines for COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic preparation assume a wildly optimistic scenario due to dangerous judgment errors known as cognitive biases. You need to instead prepare for a realistic scenario. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Guide, which describes the the one huge mistake everybody makes in COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic preparation...

Learn more and order book at https://disasteravoidanceexperts.com/blindspots "The Blindspots Between Us: How to Overcome Unconscious Cognitive Bias and Build Better Relationships" Written by Dr. Gleb Tsipursky Published by New Harbinger Publications BOOK DESCRIPTION We all want positive, productive, and genuine relationships—whether it’s with our family, friends, peers, coworkers, or romantic part...

You should hire women over men, according to science. That's because gender discrimination holds back women's career progress, and women are much better workers than they appear on paper. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Guide. This article forms the basis for this episode: https://disasteravoidanceexperts.com/why-you-should-hire-women-over-men-according-...

Company cultures and top leaders often unconsciously penalize subordinates bringing them bad news. This dangerous judgment error is called the MUM effect and it creates an atmosphere of secrecy that leads successful companies to stagnate and deteriorate. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Guide, which describes how to avoid the disastrous consequences of th...

Cognitive biases lead to SWOT and other typical business strategic analyses giving a false sense of comfort and security. The result? Appalling oversights that ruin profitable businesses and bring down high-flying careers. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Guide, which describes why your SWOT analysis is broken and how you can fix it. This article forms th...

We intuitively overestimate how well others read us and how well we read others, a dangerous judgment error called illusion of transparency. This mental blindspot leads to disastrous results in negotiations and communications. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Guide, which describes why your negotiations are doomed and how to rescue them. This article form...

Because we usually feel that everything is going to go according to plan, we don’t pay nearly enough attention to potential problems and fail to account for them in our plans. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Guide, which describes how to overcome the Planning Fallacy and keep projects from going over budget or over time. This article forms the basis for...

In order to prevent conflicts across age divides, organizations need to avoid dangerous judgment errors. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Guide. This article forms the basis for this episode: https://disasteravoidanceexperts.com/how-associations-can-improve-new-member-retention/ Make sure to register for the FREE Wise Decision Maker Course and get a FREE...

How do tech entrepreneurs make the wisest and most profitable decisions? In this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show’s “Decision Maker Revealed” Gleb Tsipursky interviews Paul Powers, one of the people best positioned to answer this question. Paul Powers is the founder of multiple successful tech-focused enterprises and a member of the prestigious Forbes 30 under 30. He founded the tech innova...

In order to avoid decision disasters and defeat cognitive biases, it's important to develop the 12 critical skills that cognitive neuroscience and behavioral economics show are needed for mental fitness. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Guide, which describes the 12 Mental Skills to Defeat Cognitive Biases. This article forms the basis for this episode: h...

Cognitive biases pose a high threat to strategic planning, but you can overcome them by using the 10 Steps for Strategic Planning to Defend Your Future: 1. Determine scope, strategic goals, and timeline of planned activities. 2. Gather relevant stakeholders and explain the “Defend Your Future” process. 3. Imagine that everything goes as expected. What would the future look like? What resources wou...

Here's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Guide, which describes the Failure-Proofing technique: - To prevent failure in implementing decisions, or in managing projects or processes, imagine that it completely failed. Then, brainstorm all plausible reasons for failure, and generate solutions to these potential problems. Integrate these solutions into your project...

Avoiding Disastrous Decisions involves: 1) Deciding the decision criteria 2) Weighing importance of criteria 3) Grading your options using the criteria 4) Checking with your head and gut 5) Sticking to your choice This is the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Guide, which describes the technique for Avoiding Disastrous Decisions. This article forms the basis for this...

In order to make the best decisions, follow this 8-step decision-making process: 1) Identify need for decision 2) Get relevant info 3) Decide goals 4) Develop criteria 5) Generate a few viable options 6) Weigh options 7) Implement decision 8) Revise implementation and decision as needed That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Guide, which describes the 8-Step Pr...

How to make decisions quickly? Answer 5 key questions: 1) What key info do I need? 2) What cognitive biases might harm me? 3) What would a trusted adviser say? 4) How might this fail? 5) Why might I revise this decision? This episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show explains how to use the "5 Questions" method in order to avoid thinking errors known as cognitive biases when making decisions quickly...

The choice that feels most comfortable to your gut is often the worst decision for your bottom line. To be a truly wise decision maker, you have to adopt counterintuitive, uncomfortable, but highly profitable techniques to avoid business disasters by making the best decisions. That's the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Guide, which describes the Wise Decision Maker...

Learn more and pre-order book at https://disasteravoidanceexperts.com/NeverGut/ "Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters," written by Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, published by Career Press. You can read a transcript at https://disasteravoidanceexperts.com/never-go-with-your-gut-video-and-audio-book-trailer-poor-decisions/ BOOK DESCRIPTION Want to...

Dangerous judgment errors (known as cognitive biases) threaten our daily decisions. To address cognitive biases in your workplace, you need to evaluate their impact on your own professional activities and on your team and organization. Then, make and implement a plan to address these biases. This podcast shares about the "Assessment on Dangerous Judgment Errors in the Workplace" that you can use t...