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Decision-Making
The best Paper Napkin Wisdom conversations on decision-making, chosen and in order.
Luis Munoz Aycart's napkin says moving slow kills the business. Most single decisions don't. Adam Olalde borrows a rule from Colin Powell. Never decide with less than 40% of the picture. Treat anything past 70% as overthought.
Some decisions need a filter. Scott Fritz checks values first. Then the company, the owners and the employees, in that order. When analysis stops helping, Chris Scott flips a coin. Then he notices how he feels about the result. David Nilssen sees founders build agreement in private, one person at a time. His answer is a weekly meeting where the people affected help decide.
Todd Palmer adds that the problem is never what you think it is. Tracy Christopherson shows why some problems keep coming back. They're polarities to lead, not problems to solve once.
“Averages lie, but you're not average.”
John Johnson, Episode 142
Start here: the top 10
1
Why Moving Slow Kills a Business: Luis Munoz Aycart on Deciding Fast
Episode 381 · Luis Munoz Aycart
Luis Munoz Aycart: moving slow kills a business; deciding fast.
2
How to Make Strategic Decisions in Your Business: Scott Fritz's Filter
Episode 26 · Scott Fritz
Scott Fritz's three-test filter for strategic decisions.
3
Stuck on a Hard Decision? Chris Scott on the Coin Flip Test
Episode 68 · Chris Scott
Chris Scott: the coin-flip test for a hard decision.
4
Move Fast, Try Not to Break Things: Adam Olalde on Deciding Faster as a CEO
Episode 257 · Adam Olalde
Adam Olalde: the 40/70 rule for deciding faster as a CEO.
5
Why Averages Lie in Business Decisions: John Johnson on Data
Episode 142 · John Johnson
John Johnson: why averages lie in business decisions.
6
Why Waiting for Proof Keeps Leaders Stuck: Believing Is Seeing
Episode 314 · Edge of the Napkin
Why waiting for proof keeps leaders stuck: deciding before certainty.
7
Make Good Decisions That Get Done Fast: David Nilssen on Team Alignment
Episode 28 · David Nilssen
David Nilssen: good decisions that get implemented fast, with an aligned team.
8
Your Best Business Partner Is Your Unconscious Mind
Episode 292 · Edge of the Napkin
Using your unconscious mind to make better decisions.
9
Why the Problem in Your Business Is Never What You Think: Todd Palmer
Episode 186 · Todd Palmer
Todd Palmer: the problem is never what you think; finding the real one.
10
Why Problems Keep Coming Back: Tracy Christopherson on Polarities
Episode 353 · Tracy and Michelle
Polarities: why some problems keep coming back and can't be decided once.
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