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A selection of insights to reflect on and boost ideas.
Decisions made by their owners: emotion and reason when deciding
More and more specialists in neuroscience affirm that we make most decisions guided by emotion, and then justify them through reason. However, it is our challenge to ensure that reason…
Guessing, justifying, or deciding?
When making decisions in companies, those responsible find themselves with a great difficulty: the impossibility of knowing what will happen in the future. Some challenges that may arise depending on…
How are we making decisions?
It is difficult to find people in our organizations who believe that they do not know how to make decisions. However, some biases that make us systematically be wrong exist….
How to strengthen the operation: key capacities beyond the pandemic shock
In times of pandemic, we have seen supply chains severely affected by global isolation protocols, frozen logistics operations, emergency regulations, and a lot of uncertainty. In this context, it has…
How to get organizations to learn from their successes and failures
Talking about failure in organizations is fashionable. We are increasingly hearing that allowing mistakes within companies is a path to learning, building resilience and innovation. But what about the learning…
How do we make decisions?
Organizations value reason and predictability. In companies, quality control in production processes guarantees that, on average, products will come out better and clients will be more satisfied. Incentive systems reward…
Matrix Structures: how to make them work?
Matrix structures have redefined organizations and, as a result, the way in which teams interact with each other has become extremely complex. However, matrices are here to stay. Understanding four…
Taking charge: decision making and accountability in the organization
Objectives are not reached, internal agreements are not fulfilled, deviations in the budgets become habitual… Time to review the decision making in the company.
An Organized Decision: Key Elements of a Decision
There are many types of decisions, but they all share a few common features. Here, the four key elements to consider before making a decision.