Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Introduction -- Part I: The Costs of Biased Judgements and Bad Decisions -- 1 Thinking About Our Thinking -- 2 The Costs of Biased Thinking -- Part II: Defying the Myths, Revealing the 'Secrets ' and Choosing Wisely -- 3 Memories Can Deceive -- 4 Experience Can Trap -- 5 Optimism Can Cloud -- 6 Fear Can Do More Harm -- 7 Ambition Can Blind -- 8 Attachment Can Lead Astray -- 9 Values Can Mislead -- 10 Power Can Corrupt -- Part III: Developing Best Practice Decision Behaviour -- 11 Best Practice Decision Behaviour -- 12 The Future of Decision Making -- Index.

The Secret Life of Decisions exposes the unchallenged myths and distortions that impact our reasoning ability, raising our awareness of the many traps we can fall into. The authors have drawn from decades of work with leaders showing that even the most talented leaders and teams can end up making sub-optimal decisions. This is rarely because they had poor critical thinking faculties but rather because they did not pay enough attention to the often invisible traps hardwired into our thinking processes, letting through only information that conforms with our current beliefs, mental models and expectations. This leaves many leaders and businesses exposed.This book is an essential read for developing and seasoned executives who have to work through high stakes decisions. It treats choosing wisely and the thinking involved as a skill that can be improved with the guided practice and supporting tools provided here. The journey however starts with awareness that comes from outing the 'secret' forces that can sabotage the quality of our decisions.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.