Humans are not
good at decision - making, because our attention is fleeting.
I was never
good at decisions, always afraid of making the wrong choice, even about small things.
Not exact matches
Activists argue consumers make the
best decision by not using straws
at all.
I didn't recognize I was
good at advising others on their careers, nor was I aware I had such a strong passion for this job until after many career - shaping
decisions had already made (aka law school).
In a 1998 panel discussion with students
at the University of Washington's business school, the two billionaires pinpointed the
best business
decisions they ever made.
Small business owners are often quite reluctant
at first, but taking the plunge turned out to be one of the
best decisions they made for their company (and sanity).
«The work that they've done designing and executing on their engine is really impressive,» says Jory Bell, partner
at Playground, which had former SpaceX employees study Relativity's architecture before deciding to invest in its Series A. «And every technical
decision they've made is optimized not only to serve their initial market, but to scale up as
well.»
No matter how
good your presentation or how high the level of trust and credibility that exists between you and your customer, there's always a moment of stress or tension
at the making of a buying
decision.
That
decision was certainly the right one for me and my opportunities in business
at the time and, looking back now, I would have to say it worked out pretty
well for us and also the driver that wound up getting that rookie test.
It's
best to do this kind of ruminating right
at the outset, when you have the freedom and flexibility to make
decisions.
At launch, Symphony provides cloud - based secure messaging, content and information that's relevant to making trading
decisions, as
well as the ability to create complex, interactive social networks on the trading floor.
If you are
better at minimizing your risks but can still make crucial life and business changing
decisions, you will do
well as an entrepreneur.
One
well - known problem
at BlackBerry concerned
decision - making.
It was pretty scary
at the time, but looking back it was one of the
best decisions I ever made.
I'm not being critical of this because it was a
decision taken in the past which undoubtedly seemed like a
good idea
at the time, but the way the TTC set it up is they put a company in the middle.
They are skilled
at creating and noticing chance opportunities, make lucky
decisions by listening to their intuition, create self - fulfilling prophesies via positive expectations, and adopt a resilient attitude that transforms bad luck into
good.»
This automated way of purchasing ads helps to
better manage costs
at scale, increase transparency of where your budgets are spent, and enables real time
decision - making.
At the end of the day, you want to choose a designer that's going to provide you with the information and guidance you need to make an informed
decision, as
well as a clear strategy to help you meet your goals.
Every day data streams out of our online interactions and devices
at an incredible rate, and the
best businesses are the ones with the wizardry to turn all that information into smarter
decisions and, ultimately, more cash, right?
Scientific studies suggest that some of our neural pathways slow down
at this time, which means it's tougher to evaluate problems and make
good decisions.
To truly build employee loyalty, the
best leaders allow their most valued workers to have a seat
at the table to make
decisions and exercise influence over things that matter in the business.
One group looked
at the effect of sleep loss on productivity
at four American companies and found employees who weren't sleeping
well or enough to be roughly twice as likely to report difficulties with time management,
decision - making and motivation.
Good business sense isn't the same as good ethics, but sound business decisions are a pretty good start at avoiding ethical conflicts and dilem
Good business sense isn't the same as
good ethics, but sound business decisions are a pretty good start at avoiding ethical conflicts and dilem
good ethics, but sound business
decisions are a pretty
good start at avoiding ethical conflicts and dilem
good start
at avoiding ethical conflicts and dilemmas.
You can make
good decisions, but if you slip a bit and something beyond your control can happen — like the guy [on the peak] who stepped out on that cornice, and I'm
at the bottom of the bowl, not up there to show him exactly where to step.
At Cisco, I made every
decision based on what was
good for the company, and that pretty much ruined my marriage and my health.
Better to make the
best decision you can based on the available data
at the time than delaying until a crisis sets in that limits choices and offers less attractive options.
Refinery manager Simon Butterworth said in a statement that the
decision to shut down the burner, which improves plant efficiency, was made despite independent analysis of air quality indicating that workplace emissions from the facility were
at least 100 times
better than standards required for occupational health.
Once you have a plan, you'll realize the value of multiple advertising insertions, elimination of vendor rush charges and prevention of unwise purchasing
decisions — like those 15,000 imprinted kitchen magnets that seemed like such a
good idea
at the time.
Generally speaking, lawyers say you should try fighting back now, or
at least find a way to delay settling until the summer, when a favorable court
decision, as
well as pending legislation before Congress that would make trolls responsible for court costs, could work in your favor.
In the 20th century, democracy trumped dictatorships because the governing system was
better at processing data and making
decisions.
«Some of the
best decisions our team
at Virgin has made involved exiting markets early, when we could see that our product, service or brand was not making a big enough impression on customers,» Branson later wrote.
Within a year I quit the real estate investing blog and jumped back into a day job as vice president of growth
at BiggerPockets.com, and although it was agonizing to make, it was perhaps the
best decision I've ever made.
Clinton advocated for income equality and
better treatment
at the workplace, while Trump argued for bringing jobs back to the U.S. Seldom did any of them discuss how to motivate Americans to make
better financial
decisions and prepare for a timely retirement.
Curry says he's
well aware of the pay discrepancy, but is adamant that signing the contract was the right
decision for him
at the time.
On a panel
at Davos on Wednesday, Cargill chairman and CEO David MacLennan said that the Trump administration's
decision to exit the Trans - Pacific Partnership was «not
good» for his business and expressed wariness about Trump's threats during the presidential campaign to rip up agreements like NAFTA.
Most pipeline - management training revolves around technical training on using a CRM system, but what managers really need is training on making
better pipeline management
decisions — for instance how to determine the ideal pipeline size for each rep. Managers need to know
at what point in the sales process their actions have the biggest impact.
At its
best, mentoring and coaching allow business leaders to find their internal compasses, pulling out the right
decisions which already reside within them.
... We wanted to do this with the full confidence that nothing would really change
at OST as far as how we approach our employees and our employees - and - families - first culture, as
well as how we made day - to - day or even strategic
decisions at OST.
At this level, it can be easy to make
good decisions based on each customer's situation.
Now, new research conducted by Moran Cerf, a neuroscientist
at Northwestern University, suggests that one of the
best ways to reduce stress and feel happier is to spend time with people who make
better decisions.
They acknowledge - and this is transparency
at its
best - that they may have some prejudice or tendencies to look
at things a certain way and, therefore, seek input from others with varying views so that they might come up with the
best unbiased
decision possible.
They're
good at listening and responding insightfully, making thorough and thoughtful
decisions.
When you have a thorough understanding of the landscape, resources and tools
at your disposal, you're in the
best position to make
better decisions.
The perceived risk of picking the wrong entrée is low, so we make the
best decision we can
at the time.
It's like anything else, the more practice employees get
at making
decisions, the
better decisions they will make.
«Millennials are making really
good decisions whenever they have an opportunity to save more,» Arielle O'Shea, retirement and investing specialist
at NerdWallet, told Business Insider.
«The lower earner could be completely out of luck if they leave it to a judge,» said Nancy Hetrick, a certified divorce financial analyst and senior advisor
at Better Money
Decisions in Phoenix, Arizona.
Plus, either way, you need to be
good at quickly recognizing and correcting bad
decisions.
Cabinet ministers have been
at odds over policy, including citizenship laws, the national vote on same - sex marriage and competition reform, as
well as being left out of the
decision loop on a series of «captain's picks» by the prime minister.
These were just rational
decisions to do what was
best for the country
at that time.