HBR Guide to Making Better Decisions

Index

accessibility, in risk assessment, 128

accountability, for decisions, 37–41, 195

acknowledgment practice, 185

action plans, 70

adrenaline, 199

advisers, 185, 188

algorithms, 147–148

alternatives

aligning with objectives, 210–211

choosing between bad, 8, 197–204

eliminating “dominated,” 112–114

evaluating, 5–6, 95–118, 128–132

generating, 51–57

hybrid, 56

testing, 201

trade-offs, 107–118

variables to consider with, 103–104

writing down, 46, 53, 54

amygdala hijack, 102

analysis

cost-benefit, 135

data, 2–3, 119–120

versus intuition, 147–148, 149

meta-decision, 162, 165

analysis paralysis, 119. See also decision paralysis

analytical thinking, 105–106

anchoring trap, 13–16

anti-you, consulting with, 210–211

anxiety

about decision making, 153– ...