HBR's 10 Must Reads on Making Smart Decisions (with featured article "Before You Make That Big Decision..." by Daniel Kahneman, Dan Lovallo, and Olivier Sibony)Learn why bad decisions happen to good managers—and how to make better ones. If you read nothing else on decision making, read these 10 articles. We’ve combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you and your organization make better choices and avoid common traps. Leading experts such as Ram Charan, Michael Mankins, and Thomas Davenport provide the insights and advice you need to:
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Before You Make That Big Decision | 21 |
How to Avoid Catastrophe | 41 |
Conquering a Culture of Indecision | 57 |
What You Dont Know About Making Decisions | 75 |
Who Has the D? | 95 |
How Unethical Are You? | 115 |
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