LEADER 03268oam 2200721I 450 001 9910816192203321 005 20230808210916.0 010 $a1-351-88213-9 010 $a1-315-23713-X 010 $a1-283-85983-1 010 $a1-4094-5328-6 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315237138 035 $a(CKB)2550000000709302 035 $a(EBL)1094130 035 $a(OCoLC)823726180 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000787210 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12296576 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000787210 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10814696 035 $a(PQKB)11546009 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1094130 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5293136 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1094130 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10632268 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL417233 035 $a(OCoLC)988383946 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5293136 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL997227 035 $a(OCoLC)1027168314 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000709302 100 $a20180706e20162013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe secret life of decisions $ehow unconscious bias subverts your judgement /$fMeena Thuraisingham ; in collaboration with Wolfgang Lehmacher 210 1$aLondon :$cRoutledge,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (214 p.) 300 $aFirst published 2013 by Gower Pub. 311 $a1-138-46991-2 311 $a1-4094-5327-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; List of Figures; Introduction; Part I: The Costs of Biased Judgements and Bad Decisions; 1 Thinking About Our Thinking; 2 The Costs of Biased Thinking; Part II: Defying the Myths, Revealing the 'Secrets' and Choosing Wisely; 3 Memories Can Deceive; 4 Experience Can Trap; 5 Optimism Can Cloud; 6 Fear Can Do More Harm; 7 Ambition Can Blind; 8 Attachment Can Lead Astray; 9 Values Can Mislead; 10 Power Can Corrupt; Part III: Developing Best Practice Decision Behaviour; 11 Best Practice Decision Behaviour; 12 The Future of Decision Making; Index 330 $aThe Secret Life of Decisions exposes the unchallenged myths and distortions that impact our reasoning ability, raising our awareness of the many traps we can fall into. The authors have drawn from decades of work with leaders showing that even the most talented leaders and teams can end up making sub-optimal decisions. This is rarely because they had poor critical thinking faculties but rather because they did not pay enough attention to the often invisible traps hardwired into our thinking processes, letting through only information that conforms with our current beliefs, mental models and ex 606 $aDecision making 606 $aDiscrimination$xPsychological aspects 606 $aJudgment 606 $aLeadership 615 0$aDecision making. 615 0$aDiscrimination$xPsychological aspects. 615 0$aJudgment. 615 0$aLeadership. 676 $a153.8/3 700 $aThuraisingham$b Meena.$01602563 701 $aLehmacher$b Wolfgang$0942598 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816192203321 996 $aThe secret life of decisions$93926564 997 $aUNINA