This chapter explains how to make good decisions
In doing so, the book presents crucial insights into the decision-making process that can influence and change our behavior and our ability to interact with those around us.
Clearly argued, the book combines new ideas with old and rips apart traditional tenets of morality, dismantling even the golden rule that you should "do unto others as you would have done unto you.
This volume details nine of the most versatile, all-purpose mental models you can use right away to improve your decision making, productivity, and how clearly you see the world.
But, as risk expert Gerd Gigerenzer reveals in his latest book, Risk Savvy, most of us, including doctors, lawyers, and financial advisors, often misunderstand statistics, leaving us misinformed and vulnerable to exploitation.
In Smart Choices, John Hammond, Ralph Keeney, and Howard Raiffa—experts with over 100 years of experience resolving complex decision problems—offer a proven, straightforward, and flexible roadmap for making better and more impactful ...
True decision-making is more than just thinking about something ... decisions involve taking action ... In this little book you will learn to: know when God is speaking; how to recognize the 'signs'; and make wise decisions for your life.
The HBR Guide to Making Better Decisions provides practical tips and advice to help you generate more-creative ideas, evaluate your alternatives fairly, and make the final call with confidence.
Your decisions create the story of your life. And while nobody plans to complicate their life with bad decisions, far too many people have no plan to make good decisions. This book will help you live differently.
The next time, however, Beckman acquiesced and terminated the product. Now we get to the source of Beckman's fury. The manager of the plant making the T662s was a former World Power supervisor who regarded the T662 as his baby.
Through interactive exercises and engaging thought experiments, this book helps you analyze key decisions you've made in the past and troubleshoot those you're making in the future.