Are you thinking what I’m thinking? (Groupthink)
Have you ever disagreed with your boss but chose not to speak up? Ever find yourself swayed by a group that seems confident about a decision? You might be suffering from groupthink. Here’s the transcript for episode 9, season 3 of our podcast How to Choose: ‘Are you thinking what I’m thinking? (Groupthink)’. You can […]
Things can only get better (Optimism Bias)
Are you always late for appointment? Do you know someone who goes over budget and over time for every project? They might be suffering from the optimism bias. Here’s the transcript for episode 7 season 3 of our podcast How to Choose: ‘Things can only get better (Optimism Bias)’. You can listen to it here […]
Nobody wants to be Average! (Base Rate Neglect)
How do you approach decisions that rest on the likelihood of something being true or of something happening? Most of us find it difficult to take into account a critical factor known as the base rate. We also have a strong tendency to see ourselves as exceptional: for some reason we think that statistics don’t […]
Adaptable Decision Making
Sticking doggedly to a goal and eventually reaching the glorious shining heights of fame, wealth or success is the stuff of motivational speakers and self-help books. But is it still true today? Millennials get a bad rap for not sticking with anything: jumping from job to job; going on endless Tinder dates; and, generally being […]
Owning Your Decisions – 7 Questions to Help You Learn & Grow
Viktor Frankl, psychiatrist, philosopher and Holocaust survivor, famously drew on his experiences in Auschwitz and other concentration camps to write the deeply moving and influential book, ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’. This remarkable book has sold over ten million copies and been translated into 24 languages. In it, Frankl made this observation about decision making and […]
Vetting your advisers
Would you consider yourself an expert in your field? I’d bet that even if you’re the world expert on something, you still collect input and observations from other people on your special area. In fact, there’s probably no other way to become an expert! And for the rest of us it’s even more important to […]
Fictional Decisions
Decisions are the bread and butter of stories. So much so, that it’s hard to write a compelling story that doesn’t hinge on how the main characters handle one or more decisions. Confront your protagonist with a baffling choice or fateful decision and you’ve got a great opportunity to reveal complexities, contradictions and consequences that […]