LAAL is not linear; it’s a loop. Great leaders return to listening after acting, reanalyze with new data and adjust course ...

Business leaders can take a page out of investors' playbook to become better decision makers when it counts most.

When you're in a leadership role — especially in an accounting firm — high-pressure decisions come with the territory. Clients expect quick answers. Staff look to you for clarity. And the pace of the ...

Managers make about three billion decisions each year, and almost all of them can be made better. The stakes for doing so are real: decisions are the most powerful tool managers have for getting ...

Imagine you are faced with two options for where to attend college: 1. UC Berkeley 2. UCLA Now imagine you have weighed the pros and cons. But you still have difficulty deciding. You decide to give it ...

OK, group decicion-making may not be the most momentous problem, but it is one of the most frequently annoying. Making everyday choices with other people often goes something like this: You and your ...

Running a company doesn’t leave much room for hobbies. But if you know me, you know I make time for one obsession: rituals. My fascination with rituals started from a conversation with my friend Bing ...

Many advisors believe that with enough time and attention, a brilliant—if not perfect—decision will be uncovered. But this is one of the biggest misconceptions about decision making. There is rarely a ...

Lee Iacocca, the legendary former Chrysler chairman, once said, "The speed of the leader is the speed of the team." That's great when you have a strong, decisive CEO. But many times in professional ...

Decisions can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re juggling pros and cons in your head. A classic list might seem helpful, but it often falls short when the stakes are high, or the factors are ...

Some business leaders do not take the time to review their financial information on a consistent basis. That could mean they’re making decisions on past data that is no longer relevant. “I have seen ...