From the moment you wake up, to the time you go to sleep, your brain is making thousands of decisions. Various scientists say on average, adults make around 35,000 conscious decisions each day. That ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Covering careers and strategic leadership for executives and managers. You can’t be both. You can’t be an effective leader and an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. While consensus might seem like an easy way to maintain harmony, it often stifles creativity and critical thinking. Effective ...

Have you ever found yourself stuck in a loop of endless deliberation, only to realize that the opportunity you were weighing has already passed you by? It’s a frustrating cycle—one that leaves you ...

The ways in which humans can be triggered into making irrational decisions are many and varied. Investors make higher bids for stocks when the sun is shining. If you add paper packaging to a product ...

Making decisions is a key function of leadership. Leaders must make complex decisions that affect the lives of their teams, businesses, and communities. Expertise in the fine art of making decisions ...

Your brain evolved to react quickly. But sometimes that lightning-fast intuition can lead you straight off a ladder, or worse ...

Across cultures and continents, most people prefer to tackle life’s toughest choices alone, trusting their own gut or inner voice over the counsel of friends or the wisdom of the crowd, according to a ...

Everyday sights and sounds quietly shape the choices people make, often without them realizing it. New research suggests that ...

Consensus decision-making fosters collaboration but can slow progress if not managed effectively. Balancing consensus with leadership ensures efficiency without sacrificing inclusivity and engagement.

We make very different choices depending on what takes the dominant role in decision-making: the head or the heart. Behavioral economists have long relished exposing our illogic when it comes to ...

Only 45 percent of employees know what’s expected of them at work, according to Gallup’s latest research on workplace engagement. At the same time, an entrepreneur named Nell Wulfhart is charging ...