Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2014

That’s why people who waste our time have become the scourge of modern business life, hampering our productivity and annoying us in the process. Meetings are also dangerous when their list of invitees has been wantonly constructed, filled with irrelevant people and lacking decisionmakers with the authority to get things moving.

Decisionmaking 19

Decisionmaking Commitment Policies Productivity 19

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2014

The condition is rare but, fortunately, there appeared to be several specialists both in Germany and France who had each treated hundreds of cases during their careers. One way is to develop and set a clear decision rule beforehand, when there is nothing concrete to decide upon yet. Make decision rules beforehand.

Gordon 8

Gordon Strategy Decisionmaking Objective 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Much as I want to believe that a glaringly good idea will stand on its merits, I have come to realize that just like any product or service, ideas require good marketing if they’re going to reach their intended customers. New ideas tend to evoke fear and anger – we are programmed to prefer the comfort and safety of established norms.

Innovation 11

Innovation Christensen Decisionmaking CTO 11