Good decision-making skills can make the world an easier, less daunting place. Jan. 19, 2012 -- John F. Kennedy once said, "Change is the law of life." Fast forward to today, when the law of life is ...

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How good are you at decisions? Here’s how to up your game. Making decisions is a key function of leadership. Leaders must ...

Smart leaders with vast data still make bad decisions. But others, under similar pressure, make game-changing ones. In 1982, Johnson & Johnson swiftly recalled 31 million bottles of Tylenol after ...

These words, from Nelson Mandela, speak volumes about the difficulties we face in the often-fraught process of decision-making. A decision is essentially a choice. Whether that choice involves major, ...

Your star employee just quit, and with them went the institutional knowledge behind your company’s most profitable product line. The decisions that led to its success? Lost forever. This scenario ...

Only 45 percent of employees know what’s expected of them at work, according to Gallup’s latest research on workplace engagement. At the same time, an entrepreneur named Nell Wulfhart is charging ...

We make thousands of decisions every day. Some decisions we barely register, others keep us up at night. But how do you know if the decision you're making is the right one? How do you feel confident ...

Early in 2025, the L.A. region was hit by one of the most devastating series of wildfires in the region’s history. Thousands were evacuated as overwhelmed firefighting crews were forced to make ...