Tag Archives: decision-making

The Penalty of Miscalculation

Competitive behavior often compels people to only acknowledge information that confirms their position while ignoring that which otherwise undermines it. Increasing one’s commitment to a previous course of action demonstrates consistency, which is often viewed as a favorable attribute by others.
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Escalating Into Oblivion

As many of you know, my latest research interest is the intersection of leadership decision-making and outcomes for associations.  It’s my longstanding hypothesis that associations often stumble (sometimes badly) because they rarely measure and test the quality and nature of … Continue reading

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Say It Ain't So, Seth!

In a recent SpearTalks interview Seth Godin opined that “Trying to convince a CEO of anything is a little like trying to convince a cop not to give you a ticket. It’s possible, but rarely worth the effort, given the odds.”  … Continue reading

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