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Recommended Summer Reads for Leadership Freaks

Leadership Freak

Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman If you read one book this summer, read Thinking, Fast and… Continue reading → The thing I love about good books is they help me think my own thoughts.

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Decision-Making for Leaders: Beyond Pros and Cons

Leadership Freak

Daniel Kahneman You weigh options based on the decision you’ve already made, while pretending to be open minded. “You believe in the conclusion, and then you create supporting arguments.” The pros and cons… Continue reading →

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10 Books You Should Read This Summer

Leading Blog

Listed below are ten books released this year that will entertain, make you think, and improve your leadership. Their goal in writing the book is “to start conversations, not end them, and to provide guidance and frameworks to help refine your thinking and strategies on the aspects of leadership that matter most.”.

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3 Ways to Trust Yourself

Leadership Freak

Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman teaches you can’t trust yourself. “… we can be blind to the obvious, and we are also blind to our blindness.” Learn to not trust yourself. Trusting yourself… Continue reading →

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4 Reasons We Make Dumb Decisions and 7 Ways to Make Smart Decisions

Leadership Freak

Daniel Kahneman identified nearly 40 cognitive biases in Thinking, Fast and Slow. Our ability to develop solutions that don’t work is only exceeded by our capacity to misjudge. All lead to bad decisions.… … Continue reading →

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LeadershipNow 140: November 2018 Compilation

Leading Blog

Daniel Kahneman: Your Intuition Is Wrong, Unless These 3 Conditions Are Met via @ThinkAdvisor. Leadership Power-Up— Make Time to Think Deeply by @artpetty. 10 Powerful Ways to Give Thanks with Your Leadership by @DougConant. The Five Key Capabilities of Effective Leadership via @INSEADKnowledge. from @wallybock.

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What Can Be Done About Biases?

Leading Blog

Adapted from Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. * * * Like us on Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. * * *.

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