We’re all guilty of putting off that big decision because our brains can’t stop focusing on potential negative outcomes.

In high-pressure environments, leaders often hesitate to make bold decisions for fear of failure. But what if the real failure is avoiding the decision altogether? One essential leadership trait is ...

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Rotman School of Management’s Jennifer Riel shares a four-step process for making stronger choices. Jennifer Riel, an adjunct professor at the Rotman School of Management, presents a model way to ...

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The field of decision making has long captured the interest of researchers seeking to understand how cognitive processes underpin everyday choices. Contemporary studies reveal that decision-making ...

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 ...

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, ...