The Tuesday Roundup
The Tuesday RoundupToday I’m sharing more resources to help you make great decisions. Andy Grove, as I mentioned in the newsletter, is a great resource for leadership and decision making. Read his classic book on business leadership, High Output Management for insights on decision making, innovation, and business execution. It can be difficult to know how to put yourself in the “knowing what I now know” mindset. This article from HBR explains different ways to get yourself out of a biased mindset Research has found that people who actively seek out information that challenges their preconceptions are better able to update their beliefs in response to new evidence. By actively seeking out diverse perspectives and evidence, you can overcome the limitations of self-serving biases and make more informed decisions.
Thinking, Fast and Slow is another great book on decision making. It uses another one of my favorite frameworks for decision making, type one and type two decisions. That framework will help you make decisions more quickly. When you face type two (hard to reverse) decisions, employ KWINK to guide you.
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