AI & Machine Learning
Can Artificial Intelligence Replace Executive Decision Making?
Management still requires a human touch, no matter how smart our machines have become.
Decision-Making
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Leadership Skills
Stop Jumping to Solutions!
To get the best results from a decision matrix, managers should expand the options used to frame it.
Developing Strategy
How Scenario Planning Influences Strategic Decisions
New research finds scenario-based decision making helps increase executives’ strategic flexibility.
IT Governance & Leadership
“Information” vs “Communication”: The Battle to Influence Decision Making
Raffaella Sadun explains how two traditionally connected technologies seem to pull companies in opposing directions
Climate Change
Tradeoffs in Sustainability-Oriented Innovations
The sustainability tradeoff isn’t just profit vs. planet — it’s also short term vs. long term.
Managing Your Career
What Companies Should Learn About Social Media From American Politics
Companies looking to social media for guidance in decision making should be wary of the “filter bubble” effect.
Dare to be Digital: Transforming Your Workplace
Many companies know they need to transition to a digital workplace, but they’re finding it difficult.
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Better Decision Making with Objective Data is Impossible
As businesses become increasingly data-focused, it’s important to recognize that data is only as good as the analysis it’s put through.
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The Human Factor in Analytics Success
By skillfully managing the human side of its analytics strategy, Intermountain Healthcare empowers doctors and other users to make data-driven process changes that improve business results and patient outcomes.
Leadership Skills
Staying in the Know
How can executives best distinguish usable information from distracting noise?
Data & Data Culture
General Mills Builds Up Big Data to Answer Big Questions
Companies adding analytics professionals must navigate cultural tradition and turf tensions.
Leadership Skills
How to Manage Too Many Good Choices
It’s easier to make good decisions if you remove yourself from information overload and consider choices more abstractly.
Executing Strategy
When Consensus Hurts the Company
Research offers insights into when trying to reach consensus is the right course, and when it isn’t.
Managing Your Career
Beware the Winning Streak
How well do people factor past performance into their expectations for the future? Not very, according to studies.
Leadership Skills
Does Deciding to Seek Advice Signal Weakness?
A willingness to ask for advice on difficult problems can increase your perceived competence.
Data & Data Culture
What Is Analytics Amplifying in Your Organization?
Analytics acts as an amplifier for business processes — but companies should keep four principles in mind to avoid increasing “noise.”
Leadership Skills
For Many Decisions, Just Go With the Flow
For many decisions, letting your mind wander to a choice that you feel drawn to — rather than weighing all the options — is ample.
Customers
How to Tee Up Choices: The Upside of Default Rules
How much choice do people really want? Default rules, which establish decision-making starting points, can help.
Platforms & Ecosystems
Simplifying the Enterprise Social Media Landscape
Social media platforms abound. Is there a simple way to decide which one(s) a company should focus on?
Leadership Skills
Balancing Exploration and Exploitation
New research offers insights into factors that can affect the decision-making process.