Pattern matching and using emotional information have honed our intuition. But the complexities of the ever-changing modern world demand a more nuanced approach even to the 'gut feeling'. Here's a look at some examples of bad decisions of good leaders
What do Brigadier General Matthew Broderick, chief of the Homeland Security Operations Center during hurricane Katerina and the Australian cricket team currently touring India have in common? All of them, despite being highly talented, met with failure due to flawed judgments driven by their distorted intuitions. How did this happen? The answer lies in the way the human brain processes information that can lead the most astute decision-makers astray.
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