The “Uncertainty” Mechanism: Compulsive traits are linked to a specific decision-making strategy where habits are favored because the individual feels less certain about the consequences of long-term ...

Many seriously ill patients receive much of their care at home from one or more family members. However, shared decision making (SDM)—the collaborative process whereby clinicians and patients work ...

In a small, highly aligned team, collective decision making can be efficient. But as an organization scales up, consensus-driven business decision making becomes a bottleneck. In the modern workforce, ...

We make approximately 35,000 decisions every day, including dozens of tiny and major decisions on what to wear, what to eat, which route to take to work, where to go for lunch, and so on. It's ...

Figure 2. (Left) Risk decision-making task. Participants chose between a "safe" and "risky" option. While making choices, they were observed via camera by an on-screen face—either a real human or an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Author, professor and founder. Deeply curious about leadership. Confusing decision-making with leadership is a trap too many of us ...

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, ...

The ways in which humans can be triggered into making irrational decisions are many and varied. Investors make higher bids for stocks when the sun is shining. If you add paper packaging to a product ...

When you're in a leadership role — especially in an accounting firm — high-pressure decisions come with the territory. Clients expect quick answers. Staff look to you for clarity. And the pace of the ...