Why Smart People Make Stupid Decisions

business person making stupid decision

We’ve all witnessed it: smart people like executives, doctors, and leaders making bad decisions – some of which were catastrophic. The Space Shuttle Challenger explosion in 1986 is one tragic example.  Official investigations concluded that, due to pressure to launch on schedule, NASA and other experts overlooked the dangers of launching the space shuttle in […]

Why Smart People Make Stupid Decisions Read More

Decision Resilience – Do Your Decision Makers Have It?

digital brain floating above business suit

What is decision resilience?  Decision resilience is NOT about leaders showing “the courage of their convictions” or sticking with a decision when faced with challenges – I consider that to be resolve, or in some instances, inflexibility. Rather, decision resilience (as I define it) refers to how resilient a decision-maker’s brain is to misperceiving reality […]

Decision Resilience – Do Your Decision Makers Have It? Read More

Is Your Judgement 32% Off?

business person heading for a cliff

Have you ever noticed that looking down from the top of a tall building seems farther than looking up at it from the bottom?  Likewise, looking up at skyscrapers usually isn’t scary, while looking down from the top can evoke panic. In fact, people in experiments conducted by Jackson & Cormack (2007) judged the same […]

Is Your Judgement 32% Off? Read More

How to Handle a Behavioral Job Interview

Business person being interviewed

I’ve interviewed thousands of job candidates as a Business Psychologist and Human Resource consultant. In this article, I’m going to share some advice about how to prepare for and respond to behavioral job interview questions. For executive interview coaching, visit: ExecInterviewCoach.com What is a Behavioral Interview? Behavioral interviewing is also known as situational interviewing or the […]

How to Handle a Behavioral Job Interview Read More

How Social Media Sways Hiring Decisions

Person surprised by social media post

Companies often do internet searches on job candidates, and consider what they find on social media when making hiring decisions. For example: “The candidate had a great resume and interviewed well, but Human Resources didn’t like what was said about him on Twitter, so we didn’t hire.” As a Business Psychologist specializing in assessing candidates, I […]

How Social Media Sways Hiring Decisions Read More

How to Recognize Weaponized Feedback

Business person receiving negative feedback

Constructive feedback is helpful to the person it’s given to.  It can be positive feedback (e.g., “You’re doing a great job”) or negative feedback (e.g., “Here’s how you can do a better job…”). In contrast, weaponized feedback is harmful to the person it’s given to, and it can be used to exploit them.  Worse, weaponized […]

How to Recognize Weaponized Feedback Read More