Decisive

This book helped me understand more about the causes of bad decisions and how to overcome them, which was important for the work I was doing on structured team problem-solving.

I especially liked the focus on framing problems well, which contributed to the recent Harvard Business Review article I wrote with a colleague on approaches to reframing problems. I also gained more insight into common decision traps and how to avoid them, which was helpful in my work with leaders taking on challenging new roles. 

My wife and I just moved into a retirement community. Wow! Big decision.

Luckily, we had Dan and Chip in our corner as we moved into this decision and felt out the options. The authors help guide you through the process with four major considerations: 

What are your options? The broader your options the better. What are your assumptions? Figure out why you shouldn’t do something instead of just why it looks good. Attain some distance. What will the paths you might take look like in years to come? Prepare to be wrong. Set a tripwire or two to… show more.

The Heath brothers have done it again. From the authors of the best-seller, Made to Stick, comes this book about how to make tough decisions. They offer wildly entertaining stories combined with the most important conclusions from social science research. As you read the book, you will come away with a practical framework and useful techniques for improving how you analyze complex situations, evaluate multiple alternatives, and make challenging choices.