Category Archives: Decision-Making

The Checklist Manifesto

Atul Gawande begins his latest book, The Checklist Manifesto, by bringing to our attention an epistemological crisis of sorts. In his view, most of our history has been marred by errors of ignorance, which came about because we just didn’t … Continue reading

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The Surprising Science of Motivation

According to vice-presidential (under Gore) speechwriter turned career analyst and author, Daniel Pink, the emerging champion of right brain vocation, there is a dramatic mismatch between the science of motivation and what business actually does. Whereas typical financial incentives work … Continue reading

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