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Sources of Power
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Sources of Power

How People Make Decisions

MIT Press, 1998 más...


Editorial Rating

7

Qualities

  • Applicable

Recommendation

In this original, honest and sometimes amusing book Gary Klein studied expert decision makers, such as firefighters, soldiers and chess masters, who operate under highly challenging conditions. He shares his early assumptions about how they made decisions, but his research reveals that his initial theories were wrong. He has learned what good decision making requires and shares that expertise in tightly focused chapters rich with examples. getAbstract recommends this book to anyone interested in decision making, and especially to those who make high-stakes determinations under dynamic conditions: leaders, strategists, futurists, investors and businesspeople.

Take-Aways

  • Experts don’t rely on analytical, academic decision-making processes.
  • Skilled decision makers use accumulated expertise to read situations, create possible solutions and act immediately.
  • “Intuition” helps decision makers see crucial patterns in a situation.

About the Author

Gary Klein, founder of Klein Associates, Inc., is the author of The Power of Intuition and the co-author of The Working Mind.


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