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 ...

Run a small business and you probably feel like you make dozens of decisions every day. Whether to cut a quality corner, or miss a ship date. Whether to respond to a customer complaint, or hope the ...

Should I take this project? Say yes to the new job offer? Stick with this plan or walk away? Every choice we make can feel huge. And every path has its own set of risks and rewards. There are always ...

Running a business? No matter what industry or what size, I’ll bet you make more decisions each morning than many other people make in a week. So how can you make decisions you’re less likely to ...

Empirical SCOTUS is a recurring series by Adam Feldman that looks at Supreme Court data, primarily in the form of opinions and oral arguments, to provide insights into the justices’ decision making ...

Great leaders aren’t defined by how many decisions they make, but by the discipline to make fewer, better ones. Effective leadership is defined by the quality and impact of decisions, not the number ...

These two decisions feel completely different. One involves deliberation based on our unique and personal preferences, while ...

Ten years ago, Profs. Ariel Kalil and Susan Mayer co-founded the Behavioral Insights and Parenting (BIP) Lab at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy to better understand the ...

While some choices are easy to make, like what to eat for dinner, others are more difficult. Think: anything related to moving, relationships or work. Now, science has narrowed down exactly which life ...

When I started as a founding engineer at an early-stage AI startup, there was no product. No requirements document. No tech ...