Book Notes: Yes or No by Spencer Johnson
I never put much thought into making a decision. Maybe I create a pros and cons list. Or I do some...
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Tag: decision making
How to run better meetings and make faster decisions — lessons I learned from the Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono
Edward de Bono is a name that I recognized from when I was younger. When I was younger, I was...
Read MoreEvaluating job opportunities – sometimes it’s not about the money
Every once in a while, I stop and evaluate myself among my peers. I know you’re not supposed to compare yourself to others but I can’t help it – I like judging myself sometimes through external benchmarks and one way that I do it is by thinking about who my peers are and how far […]
Read MoreBest advice I have heard for employees: get yourself fired
My good friend Shawn Kanungo (check him out, he’s a professional speaker who has lots of great videos about the latest innovations and disruptions happening in the world) was once asked at an event what advice he had for a group of employees. He came back with something really startling – he said to do […]
Read More“Wanna bet?” or what I learned from Annie Duke on improving decisions
Pete Carroll had a decision to make. The Seattle Seahawks, with 26 seconds remaining and trailing by four points, had the ball on second down at the New England Patriots’ one-yard line. Everybody expected Seahawks coach Pete Caroll to call for a handoff to running back Marshawn Lynch. Why wouldn’t you expect that call? It […]
Read MoreHow to think like a freak (or why you should think like a freak)
Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, the authors of the best selling Freakonomics, presented a book that had a very interesting premise: they were offering to retrain my brain. I’d like to think that I’m a smart and humble guy but I couldn’t pass up on their offer and I’m always looking for ways […]
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