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TBM 275: "Bad" Strategy. Why?

The Beautiful Mess • 1048 implied HN points • 01 Mar 24
💼 Business Strategy Negotiation Decision-making Organizational dynamics Leadership
  1. A company strategy is actually a collection of individual strategies. Each person within a company has their own strategy they try to advocate for.
  2. The communicated strategy in a company is often a negotiated narrative, and the real strategy might not be fully disclosed. There are subtleties and contexts behind the scenes.
  3. Strategies are a negotiation. What may seem objectively right might not align with the current status quo. Different people in different roles might perceive and act on strategies uniquely.

TBM 278: The Power of Firsthand Experience

The Beautiful Mess • 662 implied HN points • 17 Mar 24
💼 Business Product Management Team Dynamics Customer Insights Product Development Decision-making
  1. Having firsthand experience is crucial in understanding product concepts, like observing failed launches or successful market fit.
  2. Seeing a team hit dead ends before succeeding can encourage more leeway for experimentation and resilience.
  3. Direct access to customers, effective team dynamics, and confronting false assumptions can greatly impact decision-making and product success.
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The Rogue Patient

ariakerstein • 3 HN points • 14 May 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Medical conditions Decision-making Support system
  1. Navigating hard medical conditions requires intelligent and active patient engagement to achieve optimal outcomes.
  2. Making big medical decisions involves timeboxing decisions, gathering relevant information, and balancing reason with emotion.
  3. Being proactive and involved in treatment decisions can help avoid unnecessary treatments, minimize damage, and reduce suffering for the patient and their family.

dear bear: the secretary problem

bookbear express • 385 implied HN points • 18 Mar 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Relationships Self-reflection Decision-making Personal Growth Advice
  1. Effort is most useful when correctly directed. Avoid over-optimizing or under-optimizing in relationships. Appreciate what you have while recognizing when to seek more fulfillment.
  2. Understand your values and what truly matters to you in a partner. Consider daily experiences, joy, and genuine connection in assessing your relationship.
  3. Seek advice from honest friends who know you well. Remember, infinite wrong choices won't satisfy, but the right one will bring a fulfilling weight.

How To Tame Your Impulsive Behaviour And Make Healthier Decisions

Insight Axis • 632 implied HN points • 18 Feb 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Decision-making
  1. Resisting urges leads to increased suffering because of the pain x resistance equation. It's better to embrace a state of 'couldness' rather than fighting impulses.
  2. Changing your identity to instill good habits may not work well due to the element of restriction that still leads to some suffering. The act of choosing is more impactful.
  3. Simply 'surfing the urge' by sitting with discomfort may not completely eliminate resistance. Embracing 'couldness' with near-zero resistance can lead to better decision-making and empowerment.

CEOs on Their Least Popular But Most Impactful Decisions

The Generalist • 900 implied HN points • 23 Jan 24
💼 Business Leadership Decision-making Company Building Customer Relations Team Management
  1. Great leadership requires making tough decisions that go against popular opinion.
  2. CEOs must prioritize what's best for the long-term success of their company, even if it means making unpopular choices.
  3. Building a successful company often means making difficult decisions that may challenge the norms and expectations of others.

How on earth do you replace Jürgen Klopp?

Grace on Football • 648 implied HN points • 31 Jan 24
🎾 Sports Soccer Management Team Structure Recruitment Decision-making
  1. Liverpool's journey to find structural stability after Klopp's era began with a turbulent start due to a mistaken committee approach.
  2. The success of Liverpool's recent transfers is attributed to a clear structure under Klopp's direction with Edwards as a key figure.
  3. As Liverpool faces the departure of key personnel like Edwards and Schmadtke, the focus is now on finding a new sporting director to seamlessly fit into the existing system.

Seconds to Strategy: How Your Relationship with Time Shapes Your Career

Five Links (and three graphs) by Auren Hoffman • 243 implied HN points • 26 Feb 24
💼 Business Career Choices Decision-making Time management Professional Skills Job Interviews
  1. Different career decisions are optimized on different time scales from sub-second to months to years.
  2. Professions like athletes and speed-chess players excel in making sub-second decisions through muscle memory and pattern matching.
  3. Job interviews are typically designed for quick-time decisions, but should be adjusted based on the timescale of the job.

Win the War, Lose the Battle

The Radar • 59 implied HN points • 09 Apr 24
💾 History Military Cold War Decision-making Innovation
  1. Firing military commanders without clear explanations can have significant strategic consequences and impact an organization's long-term success.
  2. The responsible exercise of authority is crucial for the best interest of military organizations and the importance of transparency in such decisions.
  3. Unwarranted firings can not only destroy individual careers but also detrimentally affect the entire organization and potentially alter the course of history.

The Queen of all Virtues 👑

The Commonplace • 1277 implied HN points • 17 Oct 23
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Virtues Wisdom Spiritual growth Personal Reflection Decision-making
  1. Prudence is the queen of all virtues because it guides our actions and helps us make good decisions.
  2. The four cardinal virtues are prudence, fortitude, temperance, and justice, providing a foundation for a moral life.
  3. Cultivating prudence involves thinking, making a choice, and taking action, leading to wise decision-making in everyday life.

Bill vs. Ted

The Radar • 59 implied HN points • 03 Apr 24
💼 Business Leadership Promotions Processes Organizational Culture Decision-making
  1. In promotion processes, advocacy, arbitrariness, and detachment can influence outcomes, sometimes leading to the wrong candidate being chosen.
  2. The complexity and overbuilt nature of promotion processes can obscure the best candidate, favoring manipulation over merit.
  3. Balancing objectivity and fairness in promotions is crucial, as promoting the right people leads to positive organizational outcomes.

No country for old men?

A User's Guide to History • 235 implied HN points • 11 Feb 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Presidents Aging Decision-making Campaigns
  1. Presidents have strengths and weaknesses, and age can impact their performance, but wisdom often outweighs age-related challenges
  2. Health issues can affect a president's ability to govern effectively, as seen with Wilson's stroke during the ratification of the Versailles treaty
  3. Age alone should not be a disqualifying factor for a presidential candidate; what truly matters is their ability to make sound decisions

Data will not tell you what to do

Inside Data by Mikkel Dengsøe • 184 HN points • 21 Feb 24
💼 Business Decision-making Problem Solving Innovation Product Management Efficiency
  1. Data may not reveal the best ideas, so trust your intuition and explore beyond the obvious data points.
  2. Focus on solving the big problems first, as they have a more significant impact than smaller issues.
  3. Think in small bets and iterations to make progress in the right direction, even if data may not provide immediate clarity.

Stop Arguing, Start Debating

The Breaking Point • 235 implied HN points • 30 Jan 24
💼 Business Team Dynamics Decision-making Corporate culture
  1. Debating involves prepared discussions, clear decision-making frameworks, and open-mindedness to change opinions.
  2. Arguing results in repetitive discussions, lack of agreement, side factions, and revisiting decisions without objective reasoning.
  3. Monitoring if a team is debating or arguing is crucial to ensure effective teamwork and progress towards goals.

Gigaheroes

Trantor Publishing • 159 implied HN points • 14 Feb 24
⚔ Fiction Decision-making Survival
  1. The protagonist shows conflicting emotions of thrill and despair while navigating through dangerous situations in the city.
  2. The story involves themes of betrayal, redemption, and facing the consequences of one's actions.
  3. There is a sense of urgency and sacrifice as characters make tough decisions to survive and protect each other in the face of danger.

Analytics Team: Strategic Partner or Service Org?

Elena's Growth Scoop • 1139 implied HN points • 30 Jun 23
💼 Business Data Management Company Culture Decision-making
  1. Having a data-driven culture is important for making informed decisions and connecting actions to business outcomes.
  2. In many companies, data is not well managed and can lead to frustration when trying to implement a data-driven culture too soon.
  3. Striking a balance and ensuring data accuracy is crucial before pushing for a data-driven culture.

TBM 229: Winnable and Unwinnable Games (Part 3)

The Beautiful Mess • 927 implied HN points • 07 Jul 23
💼 Business Management Decision-making Leadership Problem Solving Organizational Behavior
  1. Hierarchy creates a chain of communication in which information gets oversimplified as it moves up, leading to an unwinnable game
  2. Passing information up the chain results in details being shaped and possibly distorted based on audience and perceived urgency
  3. The ideal conditions for a 'good game' are challenged in scenarios where goals become unclear, feedback loops are long, and motivations are dwindled

Leaving the Military: What I Learned

The Radar • 119 implied HN points • 29 Jan 24
💼 Business Career transition Leadership Work Environment Communication Decision-making
  1. In civilian life, don't expect people to understand or care about your military experiences. You are a new kid on the block.
  2. Be cautious of trust and mutual support in civilian teams. Not everyone has the same values and can work against you.
  3. Job security is different in the civilian world. Always be prepared for uncertainties and be mindful of stricter performance expectations tied to pay.