Doing is Learning

Part of working with organisations to streamline their decision processes and working with staff to empower their decision-making is conducting some exercises to test these processes. Sometimes this is in the

self improvementRussell Boon29 September 2016decision-making, #decision-making, #Pscychology, #decision, #practice, #learningComment

The Need for Speed - part 2

There are decisions that deserve plenty of debate, analysis and consultation but the vast majority are not worth that much input and effort. Very few can't be undone and nearly all can be adjusted as circumstances dictate or require.

The Need for Speed - part 1

In almost every industry speed of innovation or production is key to success. When all else is equal, producing widgets faster than the competition usually puts you at an advantage. That’s true also for bringing a product

Russell Boon13 August 2016#Meetings, #Pscychology, #Agile, #business, #decision-making, #decision, #speed, Critical thinking, momentum, LeadershipComment

Electoral Decision Fatigue?

By the time you are reading this Australia will have a new Prime Minister. Full disclosure, this article was penned before the polling booths closed and whether Malcolm Turnbull is returned to office or Bill Shorten

Russell Boon2 July 2016sociology, #Politics, #government, decision-making, #decision-making, #decision, #Australia, #Election, #Brexit, #PrimariesComment

Two More Things That Can Cripple Your Decision-Making: And What To Do About It

You may have read other articles around the internet purporting that a full bladder helps us make better choices. This makes for sensational headlines but isn’t exactly true.
In the previous article to this one

Russell Boon29 May 2016Comment

Two Things That Can Cripple Your Decision-Making: And What To Do About It

Making decisions is something we do every day, all day. An average person makes between 3000 and 10 000 decisions a day. Many of these decisions are made without you really noticing that you arrived at

Russell Boon21 April 2016decision-making, decision, Leadership, Management, anxiety, #Thinking, #decision, #Pscychology, #decision-making, #successfulComment

What's Going on in the World? And Then There's Statistics.

The Availability Heuristic refers to a common mistake that our brains make by assuming that the examples that come to mind easily are also the most important or prevalent things.

Russell Boon27 February 2016#Pscychology, #Thinking, #Heuristic, #decision, #decision-makingComment

Evolve or Drop by the Wayside: Do you have the Skills for the 2020 Marketplace?

Depending upon whom you choose to listen to or which research you believe its forecast that up to a third of jobs today wont exist by 2020. Its not that jobs will just evaporate but the roles themselves will change

Any Decision, Even the Wrong Decision, is Better Than no Decision.

We all spend more time and energy than we imagine making choices in everyday situations. Its a well researched phenomena that choices (decisions) we make today about the most trivial matters are compounded

self improvementRussell Boon7 November 2015decision, decision-making, clarity, leadership, progress, deadline Comment

Why Fuelling a Resilient Australia Needs More Than Coal Alone

If you’ve been paying attention to events in Australia this last month then you should be well aware of the litany of mis-steps by the Australian Government and in particular the Prime Minister Tony Abbot

Russell Boon22 June 2015#Abbott, #Renewable, #Solar, #Coal, #Energy, #Security, #Australia, #Government, #Politics, #Auspol, #Clean energy, #Diversification, #FuelComment

Plan Your Practice and Practice Your Plan

Most people love success stories. We talk about losing 10 kilograms or starting a successful business or even beating a health challenge as if they are singular events. But the truth is that most of these significant

Russell Boon20 June 2015#Plan, #Planning, #emergency planning, #practice, #successful, #emergencymanagement, #success, #systemComment

Ebola: Should you Worry?

The death toll is mounting and Western nations are seemingly caught between providing assistance and staying out of affected areas. So what’s the real risk? Here’s some key facts and also the assessment of risk

Disaster ManagementRussell Boon18 April 2015ebloa, disease, infection, aid, Africa, disaster, blood, public healthComment

Emergency Management and decision-making insight, issues and reviews