A few years ago, I read “Six Thinking Hats” by psychologist Edward de Bono. The core idea is simple: each hat represents a distinct way of thinking about a problem. While the framework is often ...

Fundamentally, how does anyone know us as individual leaders and/or judge our leadership effectiveness? The first thing that might come to mind is your personality. Secondly, how you communicate: how ...

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Decision making is one of the most important skills your children need to develop to become healthy and mature adults. Decision making is crucial because the decisions your children make dictate the ...

Good decision-making skills can make the world an easier, less daunting place. Jan. 19, 2012 -- John F. Kennedy once said, "Change is the law of life." Fast forward to today, when the law of life is ...

Professionals don’t experience uncertainty in decision making — as an amateur, I “knew” this. Before I worked in a medical center, I thought medicine was an exact science: Doctors were trained to ...

According to recent McKinsey & Company research, executives spend nearly 40% of their time making decisions. Deciphering the results of a survey of 1,200 global business leaders, they estimated that ...

Learn how the framing effect influences decision-making in investments, and discover strategies to identify and mitigate its ...