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In today’s complex, fast-moving workplaces, the ability to make clear, confident decisions isn’t just nice to have—it’s a leadership imperative. Yet even the most capable executives find themselves ...

The quality of our decisions defines our legacy as leaders. We make around 35,000 decisions a day and close to 800,000,000 in a lifetime. Not all decisions are equal. Many are default, some are ...

Every decision comes with an element of risk. It’s a fact that can paralyze a leader who overthinks in their effort to drive that risk to near zero before they act. It’s a common enough phenomenon to ...

Leda Stawnychko receives funding from SSHRC. MacDonald Oguike does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and ...

Military personnel, firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency room physicians, and many others can find themselves in circumstances requiring rapid and accurate decisions. The consequences of ...