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Why Marissa Mayer Is The New CEO Of Yahoo – It Has To Do With Brilliant Decision Making

I just read this article on Slate.com about Melissa Mayer, the new CEO at Yahoo,  Marissa Mayer Is in Over Her Head:  That’s just how Yahoo’s new CEO likes it by the always insightful Farhad Manjoo.  She described how she decided to work at the then very new company, Google, which had very-few-employees. Here’s the… Read More Why Marissa Mayer Is The New CEO Of Yahoo – It Has To Do With Brilliant Decision Making

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Decisions And The Self-Protective Psychology Of Human Nature – Insight from Justice Breyer

Have you ever made a bad decision?  The answer, of course, is yes.  Have you had trouble acknowledging, even to yourself, that your bad decision was a bad decision?  Again, I suspect, the answer is yes. Yesterday, I heard a terrific interview with a professional decision maker.  The decision maker was Supreme Court Justice Stephen… Read More Decisions And The Self-Protective Psychology Of Human Nature – Insight from Justice Breyer

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10-10-10 — Decision Making, Suzy Welch, and the Challenge for All of Us

In my speech classes, I frequently show my students the locker room speech delivered by Al Pacino from the Oliver Stone movie, Any Given Sunday (watch it one youtube here — my apology for the language).  I think it includes the truest line I have ever heard:  “That’s what living is — the six inches… Read More 10-10-10 — Decision Making, Suzy Welch, and the Challenge for All of Us

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