Dodging Leadership Landmines - 9 Decision Pitfalls to Avoid

This short course examines nine common pitfalls in leadership decision-making and ways to avoid them. It covers defining success, weighing risks, finding root causes, and guarding against emotional decisions.

Syllabus

Introduction to Decision-Making: Damon introduces the importance of decision-making, highlighting a McKinsey study about the significant time leaders spend making decisions.
- Rushing Decisions: Discusses the pitfalls of making hasty decisions without thorough consideration and how to avoid them.
- Decision Paralysis: Explores the dangers of overthinking and how to overcome the fear of making decisions with less than perfect information.
- Undefined Success: Highlights the importance of clearly defining success criteria before making decisions to avoid misaligned outcomes.
- Treating Symptoms, Not Causes: Damon shares a story illustrating the significance of addressing root causes rather than just symptoms in decision-making.
- Emotional Decisions: Discusses the impact of emotions on decision-making and strategies to prevent emotional bias.