Podcasts about better decisions

Success leaves clues, but only if you're paying attention. In this episode, Jim Oliver sits down with former NFL and NBA executive turned bestselling author and speaker Paul Epstein to talk about confidence, leadership, and the habits that drive long-term success. Drawing from his experience with organizations like the San Francisco 49ers, NFL, and NBA franchises, Paul shares what he learned about leading through adversity, building momentum, and developing confidence that doesn't depend on circumstances. The conversation explores why so many people struggle with self-belief, how keeping promises to yourself builds confidence, and why small daily actions often create the biggest breakthroughs over time. Whether you're building a business, investing, leading a team, or simply looking to level up personally, this episode offers a practical framework for creating momentum and winning more consistently. Key Takeaways - Confidence grows when you consistently keep promises to yourself. - Momentum is created through small wins repeated over time. - Values-driven action is the foundation of lasting confidence. - Growth happens when you stop comparing yourself to others. - Long-term success is built through discipline, focus, and intentional habits. Chapters 00:01 From the NFL to Personal Growth 05:21 What It Means to Win Monday 07:44 Why People Lack Confidence 13:51 The Confidence Formula Explained 22:53 Leadership Lessons from Sports 25:09 Better Decisions, Faster 30:15 The Happiness Trap 32:27 The Book That Changed Everything 34:45 Building Momentum One Monday at a Time ______________________________ If you're ready to breakaway and start making real wealth, then join our free community.  Get access to new daily content, on-demand courses on how money works and Infinite Banking, a Q&A video library, reading library, worksheets, calculators, and more.  

How often do business owners make decisions they later regret? Whether it's hiring, investment, strategy, pricing or growth, most founders like to believe they make rational decisions. Yet the reality is that emotions influence almost every business decision we make. In this episode of ScaleUp Radio, Kevin Brent is joined by psychologist, researcher and entrepreneur Magda Du Preez, founder of GetSense.net. Following years of academic research into decision-making and cognitive bias, Magda has developed practical tools that help entrepreneurs and leaders make better decisions under pressure. The conversation explores why emotions are not the enemy of good decision-making, how confidence impacts business performance, and why creating clear decision rules can dramatically improve organisational effectiveness as businesses scale. In This Episode How one hiring decision nearly bankrupted a business Magda shares the story that sparked her research journey. A client faced intense investor pressure to make a senior hire quickly. The decision was driven more by emotion than evidence and almost resulted in the collapse of the business. That experience led Magda to investigate how emotions influence judgement and trigger cognitive biases, ultimately resulting in the creation of GetSense.net. Why emotions matter in business decisions Entrepreneurs rely on emotional energy to move quickly and seize opportunities. The challenge is not eliminating emotion but understanding how it affects thinking. Magda explains that when emotions go unchecked, they can distort judgement, increase bias and create blind spots. Learning to recognise and manage these emotional influences is a critical leadership skill. The FIRE framework for better decisions Magda introduces her practical four-step framework: F – Feel Recognise and acknowledge the emotion you are experiencing. I – Inspect Examine what is triggering the emotion and how it may be affecting your thinking. R – Respond Choose a deliberate response rather than reacting automatically. E – Evolve Learn from the experience and continually improve future decision-making. This process helps leaders create a pause between emotion and action, allowing better choices to emerge. The one key thing Appropriate confidence is the foundation of better decision-making. According to Magda, appropriate confidence is the ability to accurately distinguish between what you know and what you think you know. It acts as the gatekeeper to many other cognitive biases and can significantly influence business performance. Research highlighted in the discussion suggests that even modest improvements in appropriate confidence can correlate with substantial improvements in business growth. Four decision-making capabilities every founder should develop Magda identifies four critical areas: Appropriate Confidence Accurately assessing your own knowledge and certainty. Risk Appraisal Evaluating risk objectively rather than emotionally. Objectivity Seeing through framing effects and cognitive distortions. Decision Rules Creating clear guardrails that simplify and improve decisions. Decision rules: the scaling tool most leaders overlook One of the most practical discussions centres around decision rules. Unlike values, which remain relatively stable over time, decision rules are temporary and contextual. They create clarity around priorities and empower teams to make aligned decisions without constantly seeking approval. Examples include: No capital expenditure this quarter No hiring unless revenue targets are achieved Customer retention before customer acquisition Focus on recurring revenue opportunities only By creating clear decision rules, founders reduce decision bottlenecks and free themselves from becoming the centre of every choice. Practical tools you can use immediately Magda shares several simple but powerful techniques: The Reversibility Test Ask yourself: "Is this decision reversible?" If it is not, slow down and spend more time evaluating options. The 10-10-10 Method Consider the consequences: In 10 minutes In 10 months In 10 years This creates perspective and reduces emotional overreaction. Behavioural Circuit Breakers Create simple interruptions when emotions are running high: Take a sip of water Step outside the room Use visual reminders such as a FIRE note on your desk Small actions can create enough space for better thinking. AI as a thinking partner, not a replacement Magda also discusses the role of AI in decision-making. Rather than outsourcing thinking, leaders should use AI to challenge assumptions, surface blind spots and ask better questions. One particularly useful technique is asking AI to critique its own recommendations from the perspective of a recognised expert. This helps improve the quality of insights while keeping the human firmly in control of the final decision. Key Takeaways Emotions drive far more business decisions than most leaders realise. Appropriate confidence is a critical predictor of decision quality. Better decision-making can be learned and improved systematically. Decision rules help teams move faster while remaining aligned. AI works best as a thought partner rather than a decision-maker. Small behavioural interventions can dramatically improve judgement under pressure. About Magda Du Preez Magda Du Preez is a psychologist, researcher and entrepreneur. She is the founder of GetSense.net, a platform designed to help individuals and organisations improve decision-making through evidence-based frameworks, AI-assisted coaching and practical learning tools.   Scaling up your business isn't easy, and can be a little daunting. Let ScaleUp Radio make it a little easier for you. With guests who have been where you are now, and can offer their thoughts and advice on several aspects of business. ScaleUp Radio is the business podcast you've been waiting for. If you would like to be a guest on ScaleUp Radio, please click here: https://bizsmarts.co.uk/scaleupradio/kevin You can get in touch with Kevin here: kevin@biz-smart.co.uk   G90 Summit Most founders I speak to feel busy but stuck; plenty happening, but not always clear on what genuinely matters most this quarter. If that's you, the G90 Summit is worth a look. A structured half-day where we work through everything competing for your attention, get clear on the three to five things that must happen in the next 90 days, then commit to them and build the system to make sure they actually happen. Quarterly, virtual, £97 a seat. http://Smart90.co.uk/summit   Magda can be found here: https://getsense.net/contact - Don't forget to mention ScaleUp Radio to get a free trail! Resources: Noise by Daniel Kahneman - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/noise-daniel-kahneman/1584645?ean=9780008309039&next=t Hammock Way of Life by Janet Tanguay - https://hammockwayoflife.com/store/  

In this episode, ACEC's Jeff Urbanchuk sits down with Jack Hsueh of Autodesk to explore how engineering firms can deliver more with constrained resources through digital project delivery. From connected data and collaborative workflows to automation and digital twins, they discuss how technology is transforming project execution across the industry. Jack shares insights from major initiatives like the LA28 Olympics and PennDOT, highlighting the importance of object-level data and interoperable systems to reduce rework, save time, and improve outcomes. The conversation also dives into the evolving role of AI in AEC, including automation, augmentation, analysis, Autodesk's AEC data model, the Model Context Protocol (MCP), and the Autodesk Assistant bringing context-aware AI directly into design tools. The episode concludes with practical advice for firms looking to build capacity and resilience: treat digital delivery as a business strategy, invest in digital literacy, create repeatable processes, and pilot AI with clear governance.

Thousands of people enter trucking every year looking for a better future. Many are chasing freedom. Some are trying to build wealth. Others are leaving careers they have spent decades building in hopes of creating something of their own. Some make it. Many don't. In this episode, Adam sits down with Victor "Bigg Vic" Newton, founder of Bigg Vic TV and one of the most recognized voices in trucking entrepreneurship. Before trucking, Vic spent 28 years as a barber, building relationships, serving customers and mastering a trade. Then he made a decision many people only talk about — he bet on himself and started over. Nearly six years later, he has experienced the highs of great-paying freight, the lows of expensive repairs, the challenges of building a small fleet and the reality of operating in one of the toughest industries in America. But this conversation is not really about trucks. It is about ownership. It is about accountability. It is about the decisions that separate the people who survive from the people who quit. Over the years, Vic has built an audience of more than 100,000 subscribers by challenging some of the most common beliefs in trucking. From chasing load boards and buying trucks too early to blaming brokers, rates and market conditions, he argues that many of the problems carriers face start long before they ever book a load. This is not the social media version of trucking. This is the real version. The version where cash flow matters, mistakes are expensive, discipline beats motivation and success often comes down to how you think when things are not going your way. If you are an owner-operator, small fleet owner or entrepreneur trying to build something that lasts, this conversation will challenge the way you think about trucking, business and yourself.  ⁠Follow The Long Haul Podcast⁠ ⁠Other FreightWaves Shows⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trust Your Gut? What Neuroscience Reveals About Intuition The Four Types of Intuition Every Leader Should Understand Episode 309 (Sunil is based in London, Ontario) In this conversation with Sunil Godse we explored: the science behind intuition and decision-making how intuition operates through the subconscious mind why trust is essential for business success the connection between intuition and leadership recognizing personal intuitive signals positive and negative intuition cues experiential intuition and learning from experience relational intuition and building trust situational intuition and reading environments creative intuition and taking calculated risks balancing intuition with logic and data why entrepreneurs often ignore intuitive warnings identifying intuition through past decisions overcoming fear to act on intuitive insights the opportunity cost of ignoring intuition strengthening intuition through deliberate reflection ----- About our guest, Sunil Godse: Sunil's intuitive branding services helped a struggling $400,000 company earn $3.5 million in just over 2 years. He is the author of two books, "Gut: What it is. How to trust it. How to use it." and "Fail Fast. Succeed Faster". Learn about about his intuitive branding services at https://sunilgodse.com/ Buy his books https://sunilgodse.com/books/ ----- Key  points from this conversation with Sunil: Intuition is not mystical; neuroscience research suggests it operates through the subconscious mind. Intuitive processing can begin within milliseconds before conscious awareness. Trust is built through intuition and plays a major role in business success. Every person receives intuitive signals, but those signals are unique to the individual. Positive intuitive signals encourage action, while negative signals warn against potential problems. Intuition draws upon a lifetime of experiences stored in the subconscious. Four forms of intuition influence decision-making: experiential, relational, situational, and creative intuition. Experiential intuition relies on accumulated knowledge and past experiences. Relational intuition helps determine whom to trust and collaborate with. Situational intuition evaluates the environment and circumstances around a decision. Creative intuition encourages people to pursue opportunities that may appear risky to others. Many business failures occur when leaders ignore their intuitive warnings. Trust within organizations increases engagement, productivity, and loyalty. Employees become stronger contributors when they feel trusted and respected. Effective leaders balance intuition, emotion, and rational analysis. Reviewing past successes and failures helps identify personal intuitive signals. Intuition grows stronger when people consciously reflect on their experiences. Acting on intuition often requires courage because the path forward may be uncertain. Fear frequently prevents people from following intuitive guidance. Successful entrepreneurs often combine data with intuition rather than relying exclusively on either. ----- ----more---- Your Intended Message is the podcast about how you can boost your career and business success by honing your communication skills. We'll examine the aspects of how we communicate one-to-one, one to few and one to many – plus that important conversation, one to self. In these interviews we will explore presentation skills, public speaking, conversation, persuasion, negotiation, sales conversations, marketing, team meetings, social media, branding, self talk and more.   Your host is George Torok George is a specialist in communication skills. Especially presentation. He's fascinated by the links between communication and influencing behaviors. He delivers training and coaching programs to help leaders and promising professionals deliver the intended message for greater success.   Connect with George www.SpeechCoachforExecutives.com https://superiorpresentations.net/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgetorokpresentations/ https://www.youtube.com/user/presentationskill  

What do you do when your business feels like chaos is calling all the plays? Brian Hurtak shares how overwhelmed professionals can borrow practical tools from football coaches to make better decisions in high-pressure moments. Brian explains the difference between ethos, a playbook, and a play sheet, and why clarity about who you are has to come before productivity systems. They also discuss how to organize what you learn, reduce cognitive overload, and build simple routines for making adjustments over time. This conversation is a helpful framework for pet care business owners who want to stop collecting ideas and start actually using them. Main topics: Managing chaos with systems Ethos as decision filter Building a personal playbook Using a practical play sheet Making ongoing adjustments intentionally Main takeaway: "You can be anything, but not everything." Brian Hurtak reminds us that clarity is one of the most important tools we have when life and business start to feel overloaded. We do not need more random information piled on top of our stress. We need a better way to filter what matters, organize what we learn, and actually apply it. If you have been feeling stretched thin, scattered, or stuck in reaction mode, this conversation will help you think about your next steps with more intention. About our guest: Brian Hurtak is a corporate executive, speaker, and author of The Play Sheet: A Simple Resource for Overloaded Professionals. Drawing from nearly two decades of leadership experience in large organizations, he helps people organize information, reduce overwhelm, and make better decisions under pressure. His work adapts lessons from football coaching into practical tools for leadership, parenting, and personal growth. Brian is passionate about helping professionals create systems that lead to greater clarity and more effective action. Links: Email Brian: myplaysheet@gmail.com Brian's official website is The Play Sheet, where he shares speaking, consulting, and templates. https://myplaysheet.com His book is The Play Sheet: A Simple Resource for Overloaded Professionals. https://amzn.to/43VEToQ Check out our Starter Packs See all of our discounts!

Welcome to Episode 4 of the SciTech Critical Evaluation of Literature and AI Series: “Smarter Summaries, Better Decisions: AI Across Medical Affairs"Medical Affairs teams handle a flood of scientific data, so how can AI help turn complexity into clarity? Join experts from the MAPS Scientific & Technical Knowledge Domain to discover how AI tools evaluate evidence for diverse functions, from field teams to HEOR and publications.In this session, you'll learn practical strategies for creating concise, decision-ready summaries and explore why context and clinical relevance must guide every AI-driven workflow. If you want to leverage AI to evaluate evidence, podcast is for you!Learning Objectives:Describe how AI tools adapt evidence evaluation for different Medical Affairs functionsExplore how field medical, medical communications, publications, medical information, and HEOR teams can prompt the same data set differently to generate outputs tailored to their specific needs.Demonstrate strategies to create concise, decision-ready summaries using AILearn practical prompting and structuring techniques that convert complex scientific literature into clear, stakeholder-specific deliverables that support better strategic and scientific decisions.Explain why context and applicability are essential in AI-enabled evidence workflowsUnderstand how role-specific context, intended use, and decision impact must guide both the prompting and interpretation of AI-generated outputs.Hear more from the Scientific & Technical Knowledge Domain through their position paper: "Safeguarding Scientific Rigor in the Critical Evaluation of Literature"

What if the lowest-risk, highest-return leadership strategy isn't tighter control but creating more win-win relationships?   Many leaders find themselves navigating employee challenges, supplier negotiations, and business decisions from a defensive or transactional mindset. But what if those situations could be approached differently? In this episode, Bradley Hartmann shares a powerful keynote clip from Peter Kaufman that challenges conventional leadership thinking and reveals why long-term success is built on trust, reciprocity, and understanding how others see the world.    By listening to this episode, you'll discover: How win-win relationships create superior long-term outcomes while reducing leadership risk. Why understanding how others view the world is the key to influencing behavior and building trust. The practical leadership mindset of "going positive and going first" when facing difficult decisions and employee situations.   Press play to learn a timeless leadership framework that can help you build stronger relationships, make better decisions, and create lasting success in business and life.   Full Peter Kaufman Keynote and transcript Listen to Peter Kaufman on The Knowledge Project Podcast   At Bradley Hartmann & Company, we help construction teams improve sales, leadership,  and communication by reducing miscommunication, strengthening teamwork, and bridging language gaps between English and Spanish speakers. To learn more about our product offerings, visit bradleyhartmannandco.com. The Construction Leadership Podcast dives into essential leadership topics in construction, including strategy, emotional intelligence, communication skills, confidence, innovation, and effective decision-making. You'll also gain insights into delegation, cultural intelligence, goal setting, team building, employee engagement, and how to overcome common culture problems—whether you're leading a crew or managing an entire organization. Have topic ideas or guest recommendations? Contact us at info@bradleyhartmannandco.com. New podcasts are dropped every Tuesday and Thursday.   This episode is brought to you by The Construction Spanish Toolbox —the most practical way for construction teams to learn jobsite-ready Spanish in just minutes a day over 6 months.      

Lawrence Evans, founder of Salomon Partners and an investment coach to professional investors, joins Justin Thomson to discuss investment skill, behavioral bias, decision-making discipline, and why better investing can be learned.

Supply chains today generate more information than ever before, yet more data does not automatically lead to better decisions. The challenge is not simply collecting information. It is creating trusted, connected insights team can confidently act on. As transportation, warehousing inventor and operational data continue to expand across systems, organizations are looking for stronger foundations that improve visibility, reduce uncertainty and support better decision-making. Join Mike Medeiros of  @penske  and Inbound Logistics' Amy Roach for a discussion on the connection between supply chain data and better decisions and explore how organizations are creating greater operational clarity across today's supply chains. FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://www.penskelogistics.com/ WANT TO RESPOND TO THIS EPISODE? Call our Dialog Line: 888-878-3247 DOWNLOAD THE NEW INBOUND LOGISTICS APP featuring the updated and expanded Logistics Planner! Available on iTunes and the Google Play Store:

In this episode, Ryan Michler explores the ancient concept known as the "Ulysses Pact" and explains how it can help modern men build discipline, avoid self-sabotage, and stay committed under pressure. Drawing from Homer's Odyssey, Ryan breaks down why willpower alone often fails and how intentional systems, accountability, and pre-commitment strategies create lasting change.   Through practical examples involving finances, alcohol, work-life balance, and relationships, he shows how men can protect themselves from moments of weakness before temptation ever arrives. Ryan also shares the importance of brotherhood, structure, and personal responsibility in becoming the man one is meant to be. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 - Why Men Break Promises to Themselves 01:56 - The Story of Odysseus and the Sirens 04:15 - The Nature of Temptation and Self-Sabotage 06:06 - Why Willpower Is Not Enough 08:23 - Understanding the Ulysses Pact 10:38 - How Stress Destroys Rational Decision-Making 12:47 - Financial Discipline Through Pre-Commitment 16:03 - Alcohol, Accountability, and Better Decisions 18:10 - The Workaholic Trap and Family Presence 20:10 - Managing Conflict and Emotional Reactions 22:30 - Five Principles of the Ulysses Pact 23:39 - Building Friction Into Bad Habits 25:00 - Why Accountability Is Essential 26:00 - The Power of Specific Commitments 27:00 - Respecting Your Future Self 29:05 - Ryan's Challenge to Build Your Own Pact 30:26 - Brotherhood, Iron Council, and Final Thoughts   Battle Planners: Pick yours up today! Order Ryan's new book, The Masculinity Manifesto. For more information on the Iron Council brotherhood. Want maximum health, wealth, relationships, and abundance in your life? Sign up for our free course, 30 Days to Battle Ready

In this episode of On The Mark, host Mark Immelman welcomes Arjun Malik—one of the leading voices helping grow the game in India—for a deep dive into the part of golf improvement that most players skip: routines and structure.  Mark and Arjun's conversation quickly turns into a practical masterclass on what happens before the shot, after the shot, before the round, and after the round—and how those habits separate serious golfers from weekend “range ball beaters.” Arjun shares his own journey as a self-taught golfer who struggled with “quantity over quality,” including a memorable tournament warm-up where he hit ~300 balls and was exhausted by the back nine. That experience shaped his coaching mission: build systems that help golfers prepare smarter, track performance honestly, and show up on the course with confidence—not chaos. In This Episode, You'll Learn: ✅ Why many golfers work hard but don't improve (the missing ingredient is structure) ✅ A simple post-round template to turn “I played bad” into real feedback ✅ The easiest stats to track (fairways, greens, misses, up-and-downs, 3-putts) and what they reveal ✅ Why golfers get so negative—and how to “count the good shots” to reset your mindset ✅ A fast post-shot reset: what to ask yourself so mistakes don't multiply ✅ How to build a pre-shot routine that fits your learning style (visual vs auditory) ✅ Why your routine should be timed (example: 12 seconds) and trained in the off-season, and ✅ How Tour players “replace the bad with good” using rehearsals after the shot.  Key Takeaways: Less can be more. Improvement isn't about endless reps—it's about purposeful reps. Stats beat emotions. Track a few simple numbers and you'll know exactly what to practice next. Credit the good shots. Most golfers only react to mistakes; better players reinforce the wins too. Reset after every shot. A quick check (“did it start/finish where I wanted?” “what did I feel?”) keeps you present. Your pre-shot routine is a trigger—not a performance. It should create one clear feel and a “ready” click. Develop your routines and go from chaos to clarity on the course.  Download and listen or watch on YouTube - search and subscrbe to Mark Immelman.

In this episode, I talk with Jeremy Carney from Central Coast Analytics about how breweries can use better data, dashboards, and financial analytics to make smarter business decisions. We explore the biggest reporting blind spots breweries face, how to combine information from multiple software systems into one clear picture, and which KPIs brewery owners should actually pay attention to each week. Jeremy also shares real-world examples of how breweries are uncovering hidden profit opportunities through better reporting and visualization tools.Key Takeaways:Most breweries already have valuable data, but the challenge is organizing it into actionable insights that managers can actually use.Weekly KPI tracking can help breweries spot problems and opportunities long before month-end financial statements arrive.Dashboards and visual reporting tools simplify complex brewery data and improve team accountability and decision-making.Clean, accurate, and timely data is essential for meaningful financial analysis and forecasting.Better analytics can uncover hidden opportunities in pricing, product mix, labor efficiency, inventory management, and taproom performance.ResourcesConnect with Jeremy, jeremy@centralcoast-analytics.com Get the Brewery Profit Brief - tips, tactics and strategies to grow brewery cash flowThis episode is brought to you by Secret Hopper. One of the hardest things in the beer business is seeing your business through your customer's eyes. Secret Hopper helps breweries uncover what guests actually experience from first impressions and service to cleanliness, atmosphere, and whether guests are likely to come back. Their mystery shopping and customer feedback tools give you practical insights and action steps to improve the guest experience and drive repeat visits. To lReady to transform financial results in your beer business? Learn more about the Beer Business Finance Association, a network of owners and managers working together to build more profitable companies. 

Knowledge Project: Read the notes at at podcastnotes.org. Don't forget to subscribe for free to our newsletter, the top 10 ideas of the week, every Monday --------- Winston Weinberg is the CEO and co-founder of Harvey, the AI platform built for the legal industry. In this episode, Winston explains how AI is reshaping legal work, why judgment becomes more valuable as routine work gets automated, and how to build the prioritization muscle required to move faster, stay focused, and make better decisions when everything is changing. He also shares the operating principles behind Harvey's growth: make decisions faster, treat most choices as two-way doors, use stress to build resilience, prioritize the one thing that matters most and the Google Doc that drives it all. Harvey began with a simple test: take real legal questions, run them through GPT-3, and ask experienced lawyers whether they would send the answers with zero edits. On 86 out of 100 questions, three out of three attorneys said yes. This is a conversation about AI, law, speed, resilience, and building in a world where the bar keeps getting higher. ------ Timestamps: (00:00:00) “The List” that Powers Winston's $11B Business (00:02:20) How to Say “No” Like a CEO (00:07:26) The 3 Principles for Strong Decision-Making (00:08:18) How Harvey is Changing the Legal World (00:11:36) One Cold Email to Sam Altman that Changed Everything (00:12:56) The Demo Strategy that Shocked Investors (00:17:55) Advice Winston Didn't Take (00:19:34) The Deal that Almost Killed Harvey (00:21:56) How to Build Resilience to Failure (00:24:00) How Winston Hacks His Stress (00:29:36) The Key to Creating a Sense of Urgency on Your Team (00:31:29) The Kinds of People Not to Hire at Startups (00:35:09) How to Screen for Resiliency in Interviews (00:41:49) Winston's Advice for Law Students (00:45:28) Would AI Make a Better Lawyer than a Human? (00:48:54) The Future of Agent-Powered Law Firms (00:49:14) Will AI Cause Law Firms to Shrink? (00:52:45) Can AI-Only Law Firms Exist? (00:54:52) Why Legal Costs Aren't Going Down (00:56:48) Three Principles All Entrepreneurs Need to Follow (01:00:54) How Winston Defines Success ------ Newsletter: The Brain Food newsletter delivers actionable insights and thoughtful ideas every Sunday. It takes 5 minutes to read, and it's completely free. Learn more and sign up at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fs.blog/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ------ Follow Shane Parrish: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/shaneparrish⁠ Insta: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/farnamstreet/⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/shane-parrish-050a2183/⁠ Follow Winston Weinberg LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/winston-weinberg/ Harvey: https://www.harvey.ai/blog/author/winston-weinberg ------ Thank you to the sponsors for this episode: +CoinShares: Delivering Reason to Digital Asset Investing. ⁠https://coinshares.com/⁠ +Granola AI, The AI notepad for people in back-to-back meetings: https://www.granola.ai/shane Check out the Granola Notes. HeyGen is a message-first AI video platform that helps people and AI agents turn ideas into professional video in minutes. Try for free at https://www.heygen.com/ Join the salty rebellion: https://drinklmnt.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stillness can feel uncomfortable in a world that rewards constant movement, yet it is often where clarity begins to form. The pause you avoid may hold the insight you've been trying to force through action. In this episode, we explore how stillness for productivity can sharpen focus, improve decision-making, and transform the way you approach work, ambition, and daily life. Drawing from Eastern philosophy, meditation traditions, and personal experience, this conversation invites you to rethink the relationship between movement, clarity, and meaningful progress.

Women make up nearly half the workforce, and somehow, their health is still being treated like a line item someone might cut. Make it make sense! I've been wanting to do this episode for a while, and I'm not going to pretend I made it through without getting in my feelings at least once. I sat down with Kembre Roberts and Kevin Fyock from Aon to get into why women's health keeps getting deprioritized, what it's costing orgs as a result, and what it looks like when employers finally get this right.  Just having a fertility benefit and calling it a day isn't gonna cut it anymore! --- 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:30 - Why Employers Should Care About Women's Health 00:12:45 - How Women's Health Directly Influences Financial Security 00:19:55 - The Data You Need to Help Execs Understand Women's Health Data 00:27:44 - Being Proactive About Women's Health and Financial Wellness Before a Crisis Happens 00:35:26 - What Orgs Keep Getting Wrong About Women's Health, and What a Better Decision Looks Like Aon's Human Capital capabilities help organizations make confident workforce decisions by connecting advisory, insights and data across health benefits, talent and retirement. By aligning people strategies to business outcomes, we enable leaders to drive engagement, manage program sustainability, and build a resilient workforce ready for what's next. Learn more at ⁠⁠Aon.com⁠ --- If you love I Hate It Here, sign up to Hebba's newsletter! It's for jaded, overworked, and emotionally burnt-out HR/People Operations professionals needing a little inspiration. ⁠⁠https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/i-hate-it-here-newsletter/⁠⁠ And if you love the podcast, be sure to check out ⁠I Hate It Here on YouTube⁠ for even more exclusive insider content! Follow Kembre on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kembre-roberts-phd-4a227625/ Follow Kevin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinfyock/ Follow Hebba:  YouTube:⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@ihateit-here/videos⁠⁠ LinkedIn:⁠⁠ https://linkedin.com/in/hebba-youssef⁠⁠ Twitter:⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/hebbamyoussef⁠

In today's episode, Olivia is joined by Abimbola Olajide, serial social entrepreneur and Chief of Play, to explore tactile, hands-on facilitation and what it means to work with the whole person in the room. With a background spanning community convening, grief support, and corporate consultancy, Abimbola shares how she found her way into facilitation and why embodied, kinesthetic approaches are at the heart of everything she does. They talk about: ● paying close attention to embodied feeling when listening to stories ● how personal experience led to founding a CIC supporting people through life transitions ● her consultancy grounded in human-centred work, congruence, and her àjọṣe ("let's do it together") practice, using tools like LEGO Serious Play & modelling wax ● how metaphor, play and physical materials open up focus, emotion and better decision-making, even in corporate spaces. Quote highlights "The power of metaphor, but also using tactile with that, just allows people to go from 'fine'to actually 'this is what this model is saying today'... it gets from zero to deep really quick" "A decision doesnn;t have to be 'I need all the data, and then I need to be stressed... I can play about this'. The term would be blue sky thinking, but I call it purple cloud thinking" Links Today's guest: Abimbola Olajide — In Every Season CIC ; Atúnkò  https://atunko.co.uk/ & https://www.linkedin.com/in/abimbola-olajide-67a54b63/  Today's host: Olivia Bellas — Coach, Facilitator, Learning Experience Designer https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviabellas/ To find out more about Facilitation Stories and the IAF England & Wales Chapter:

Does Canada need a “New World Order” with “New Tools? — or simply Better Decisions with our Current Form of Government?In this episode of The LeDrew Three Minute Interview, Stephen speaks with Peter Shurman about immigration, energy policy, media influence, and the direction of Canada under Prime Minister Mark Carney.Shurman argues that many of Canada's biggest problems are not global — but domestic. From stalled pipeline projects and economic uncertainty to immigration concerns and government bureaucracy, he says Ottawa already has the tools to improve conditions if it chooses to act decisively.The conversation explores:Mark Carney's political vision and economic strategyImmigration pressures and public frustrationCanada's untapped oil and natural gas potentialWhy pipeline development remains stalledComparisons between Canada and Norway's energy wealth modelMedia funding and public trust in journalismThe role of government bureaucracy in slowing economic growthAnd whether Canada is failing to capitalize on its natural advantagesLeDrew and Shurman also discuss the growing demand for Canadian energy abroad and the broader debate over whether government should focus less on creating new structures and more on enabling growth.

Winston Weinberg is the CEO and co-founder of Harvey, the AI platform built for the legal industry. In this episode, Winston explains how AI is reshaping legal work, why judgment becomes more valuable as routine work gets automated, and how to build the prioritization muscle required to move faster, stay focused, and make better decisions when everything is changing. He also shares the operating principles behind Harvey's growth: make decisions faster, treat most choices as two-way doors, use stress to build resilience, prioritize the one thing that matters most and the Google Doc that drives it all. Harvey began with a simple test: take real legal questions, run them through GPT-3, and ask experienced lawyers whether they would send the answers with zero edits. On 86 out of 100 questions, three out of three attorneys said yes. This is a conversation about AI, law, speed, resilience, and building in a world where the bar keeps getting higher. ------ Timestamps: (00:00:00) “The List” that Powers Winston's $11B Business (00:02:20) How to Say “No” Like a CEO (00:07:26) The 3 Principles for Strong Decision-Making (00:08:18) How Harvey is Changing the Legal World (00:11:36) One Cold Email to Sam Altman that Changed Everything (00:12:56) The Demo Strategy that Shocked Investors (00:17:55) Advice Winston Didn't Take (00:19:34) The Deal that Almost Killed Harvey (00:21:56) How to Build Resilience to Failure (00:24:00) How Winston Hacks His Stress (00:29:36) The Key to Creating a Sense of Urgency on Your Team (00:31:29) The Kinds of People Not to Hire at Startups (00:35:09) How to Screen for Resiliency in Interviews (00:41:49) Winston's Advice for Law Students (00:45:28) Would AI Make a Better Lawyer than a Human? (00:48:54) The Future of Agent-Powered Law Firms (00:49:14) Will AI Cause Law Firms to Shrink? (00:52:45) Can AI-Only Law Firms Exist? (00:54:52) Why Legal Costs Aren't Going Down (00:56:48) Three Principles All Entrepreneurs Need to Follow (01:00:54) How Winston Defines Success ------ Newsletter: The Brain Food newsletter delivers actionable insights and thoughtful ideas every Sunday. It takes 5 minutes to read, and it's completely free. Learn more and sign up at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fs.blog/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ------ Follow Shane Parrish: X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/shaneparrish⁠ Insta: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/farnamstreet/⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/shane-parrish-050a2183/⁠ Follow Winston Weinberg LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/winston-weinberg/ Harvey: https://www.harvey.ai/blog/author/winston-weinberg ------ Thank you to the sponsors for this episode: +CoinShares: Delivering Reason to Digital Asset Investing. ⁠https://coinshares.com/⁠ +Granola AI, The AI notepad for people in back-to-back meetings: https://www.granola.ai/shane Check out the Granola Notes. HeyGen is a message-first AI video platform that helps people and AI agents turn ideas into professional video in minutes. Try for free at https://www.heygen.com/ Join the salty rebellion: https://drinklmnt.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We debate snickers or Twix, Ryan Sloan or Kade Anderson, Emerson Hancocks's sweeper or Matt Brash's slider, Lord of the Rings or Star Wars and more in Which is Better? Then, we discuss what the M's can actually do to get better right now and how the M's will handle things if this is Bryce Miller's last rehab start. Plus, Salk crowns this week's Trash Takes winner.

How can organizations use executive assessments to make better decisions?Why do you need to build your Executive Assessment fluency to have more impact as an HR leader?My guest on this episode is Mina Morris, Managing Director and Head of Assessments at AccentureDuring our conversation Mina and I discuss the following: Why executive assessment should start with business strategy, not tools, models, or methodologies.How using multiple data sources creates a more complete and accurate view of executive talent.Why executive assessment should be the start of the development conversation, not the end.How executive assessment helps organizations identify “diamonds in the rough” within their leadership pipeline.Why executive assessment without development is just measurement. Connecting with Mina: Connect with Mina on LinkedInEpisode Sponsor: Next-Gen HR Accelerator - Learn more about this best-in-class leadership development program for next-gen HR leadersHR Leader's Blueprint - 18 pages of real-world advice from 100+ HR thought leaders. Simple, actionable, and proven strategies to advance your career.Succession Planning Playbook: In this focused 1-page resource, I cut through the noise to give you the vital elements that define what “great” succession planning looks like.

Chad Hyams and Bob Stewart delve into the often-overlooked pitfalls of consistency, exploring how it can hinder growth if not calibrated correctly. They discuss the dangers of sticking with unproductive routines due to ego, sunk cost fallacies, and identity attachment, while emphasizing the importance of feedback and adjustment for achieving desired results. Using real-life examples from sports figures like Kobe Bryant and industry insights, the hosts guide listeners on how to evaluate their consistent efforts and ensure they align with their success goals. Tune in to discover how to harness consistency effectively without letting it become a setback. ---------- Connect with the hosts: •    Ben Kinney: https://www.BenKinney.com/ •    Bob Stewart: https://www.linkedin.com/in/activebob •    Chad Hyams: https://ChadHyams.com/ •    Book one of our co-hosts for your next event: https://WinMakeGive.com/speakers/   More ways to connect: •    Join our Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/winmakegive •     Sign up for our weekly newsletter: https://WinMakeGive.com/sign-up •     Explore the Win Make Give Podcast Network: https://WinMakeGive.com/ Part of the Win Make Give Podcast Network   00:00 Spring Break Adventures and Border Pranks 03:31 The Dangers of Consistency Without Direction0 9:15 Perfect Practice and Marathon Training Techniques 11:50 Consistency Versus Calibration in Achieving Effective Results 15:44 Michael and Kobe's Work Ethic and Adaptability in Basketball 18:18 The Evolution of Movie Rentals from Blockbuster to Netflix 19:49 Overcoming Ego and Sunk Cost Fallacy for Better Decisions 23:30 Identity, Change, and the False Grit Culture 25:47 The Importance of Consistency and Adaptation in Achieving Success

Dr. Killeen explores an important truth that intelligence alone does not guarantee good decisions. History shows that even highly capable leaders can make costly mistakes when factors like overconfidence, limited perspective, or groupthink get in the way. In dentistry, decisions around hiring, systems, and patient care carry real weight. The goal is not perfection, but building habits that lead to better outcomes over time. Seeking input, staying open to new information, and being willing to adjust course are what separate good decision makers from the rest. Stay curious and humble. Asking one simple question, what might I be missing, can lead to clearer thinking and better choices.

A good leader is aware of cybersecurity risks and tackles them intentionally! Today on Leadership Blueprints, we are joined by our very own information security practice leader, Bill Jones, to discuss all things cybersecurity. Tuning in, you'll hear all about the very real cybersecurity threats that are out there, Bill's career from the military to the FBI to MCFA, and more! We delve into what most leaders are blind to with regard to cybersecurity risks before touching on the importance of awareness and proactivity in information security practice. We even discuss some of the most valuable leadership lessons Bill has learned throughout his career. As always, we close with some rapid-fire questions for our guest and hear who he wants to network with in the near future. Thanks for listening! Key Points From This Episode:What Bill is seeing in the cybersecurity space at the moment. Bill tells us about his career in the military and after active service. What leaders aren't aware they're at risk of when it comes to cybersecurity. How MCFA can help early on in the design of information security. What attracted Bill to step into his position at MCFA. Quotes:“IT systems have inherent risk as they support the business. The business leaders are accepting that risk whether they know it or not.” — Bill Jones “If your team doesn't trust you, if they don't know what you're going to do ahead of time – then nothing happens.” — Bill Jones “[AI is] a great research tool!” — Bill Jones Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:Bill Jones on LinkedInTeam of TeamsThinking in BetsStart with WhyFlexThe 80/20 PrincipleRiskLeadership Blueprints PodcastLeadership Blueprints Podcast on YouTubeMCFAMCFA CareersBJ Kraemer on LinkedIn

Dr. Killeen takes a closer look at how we make decisions and why the biggest ones are often the hardest. While small choices fill our day, it is the larger decisions that shape our careers, practices, and relationships over time. Many of us rely on simple tools like pros and cons, but those often fall short when uncertainty and long term impact are involved. Instead of trying to figure everything out alone, there is real value in learning from people who have faced similar decisions before. Better decisions do not always come from more thinking, but from better perspective. Sometimes the fastest way forward is to borrow wisdom from those who have already walked the path.

We have more data than ever, and somehow we're still making people decisions that feel like they were made with a Magic 8-Ball and a prayer.  Make it make sense! Dashboards, engagement scores, predictive analytics…it's all there, and yet the decisions still feel completely disconnected from what the numbers are saying.  In this episode of Better Decisions, I sat down with Doug Melton, Global Chief Commercial Officer for Human Capital at Aon and a human capital analytics expert, to get into why orgs are so insight-rich but decision-poor, and what it looks like to close that gap. --- Aon's Human Capital capabilities help organizations make confident workforce decisions by connecting advisory, insights and data across health benefits, talent and retirement. By aligning people strategies to business outcomes, we enable leaders to drive engagement, manage program sustainability, and build a resilient workforce ready for what's next. Learn more at ⁠Aon.com⁠ --- 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:57 - Why Orgs Struggle to Turn People into Data Decisions 00:06:20 - Why Some People Struggle to Even Understand the Data in Front of Them 00:08:32 - Ways Leaders Can Come to Agreements on Outcomes and How They're Being Measured 00:12:27 - The Difference Between Collecting Data and Making Better Decisions With the Data you Already Have 00:16:19 - What Does Good Judgment Look Like When Analytics Conflict With Intuition? 00:23:05 - One Analytics Decision Companies Keep Getting Wrong--- If you love I Hate It Here, sign up to Hebba's newsletter! It's for jaded, overworked, and emotionally burnt-out HR/People Operations professionals needing a little inspiration. ⁠https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/i-hate-it-here-newsletter/⁠ And if you love the podcast, be sure to check out I Hate It Here on YouTube for even more exclusive insider content!   Follow Doug: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-melton-a955a12/ Follow Hebba:  YouTube:⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@ihateit-here/videos⁠ LinkedIn:⁠ https://linkedin.com/in/hebba-youssef⁠ Twitter:⁠ https://twitter.com/hebbamyoussef⁠

Can trading as a couple strengthen your relationship… or quietly break it down?In this episode of Talking Trading, Louise Bedford sits down with John and Janina Black to explore the real experience of building trading skills side by side, from being overwhelmed and second-guessing… to clarity, structure, and better decisions.There's a point in this conversation where John and Janina describe the moment the ‘penny dropped', when everything went from overwhelming… to clear. That shift changes everything.You'll hear how simplifying their approach helped reduce emotional pressure, improve execution, and strengthen their partnership - a powerful lesson in both trading psychology and practical technical analysis.If you're learning to trade in Australia, feeling stuck, or trying to stay consistent with your plan, this conversation will resonate.Because when money, pressure, and uncertainty collide… things can get complicated fast.-------------------------------------------If your trading feels like running on a treadmill — sweating, pushing, but going nowhere — it's because you're missing the right system. Louise says: "I'm offering free 30-minute calls to rip the brakes off your trading. Spots are limited. Fill out the survey at survey.tradinggame.com.au." Louise Bedford is a best-selling author of six sharemarket books, host of the Talking Trading podcast, and founder of TradingGame.com.au, one of Australia's leading trading education communities.For over 30 years she has helped traders master trading the Australian sharemarket, technical analysis, and trading psychology so they can build long-term financial independence.www.tradinggame.com.au www.talkingtrading.com.au.FacebookYouTube TwitterLinkedIn

In this episode, Jacquelyn Rodriguez shares how clean beauty went from a personal wake-up call to a more intentional way of running a salon. She walks through the challenges of shifting away from traditional products, the resistance and learning curve that comes with it, and why trying to be perfect often holds people back from starting.Instead, she makes the case for a more practical approach one rooted in better decisions that impact your health, your clients, and the long-term sustainability of your business.

Chris Wooley, M.Photog., Cr., CPP, F-PPW—also known as The Photo Professor—is one of those people who makes you think differently in the best way. He's a photographer, educator, and President-Elect of the American Society of Photographers, and he's built his career around helping photographers make smarter, more intentional decisions.And honestly… that's what this whole conversation is about.We talked about how every part of our work—lighting, lens choice, pricing, sales—is really just a series of decisions. And when we make better ones (with purpose instead of guessing), everything improves: our photos, our client experience, and yes… our income.I especially loved how Chris simplifies the sales process. Instead of reinventing the wheel every time, he encourages creating a system that builds trust and guides clients naturally. No pressure, no awkwardness—just clarity and confidence. We also dive into pricing in a way that actually makes sense (what do you need, and how do you align that with your clients?).And if you've ever struggled with selling wall art—this part alone is worth the listen. The way we present our work matters more than we think.In This Episode:           •          Why better decisions (not more effort) are the key to better photos and a stronger business           •          How to simplify your sales process so it feels natural, not pushy           •          A smarter approach to pricing that supports both you and your clients           •          Why presentation—especially with wall art—can completely change your salesThis one is such a good reminder: you don't need to do more… you just need to decide better.And he has a $50 discount on his amazing new sales In Person Sales program IPS Viewer Lite at www.cwooley.com/profitable  Use the code Profit50Connect with Photography Business Coach Luci Dumas: Website Email: luci@lucidumas.comInstagram FacebookYouTubeNew episodes drop every week — make sure to subscribe so you never miss an inspiring guest or a powerful solo episode designed to help you grow your photography business.

Justin Fortier interviews retired Marine Colonel Alex Vohr about his book, Speed Kills, which analyzes John Boyd's OODA loop and its influence on Marine Corps maneuver warfare and business. Vohr explains learning the model during the 1980s doctrinal shift under General Al Gray, why he treats OODA as a theoretical framework rather than a checklist, and how organizations can improve observation, orientation (worldview and biases), decision-making, action, and honest feedback. They discuss complex adaptive systems, uncertainty, luck, and OODA as a parallel to the scientific method where feedback closes the gap between perception and reality. The conversation covers fog and friction, AI-driven ad testing as accelerated OODA cycles, decentralizing authority and leadership by walking around, relative tempo and seizing initiative, nested OODA loops in organizations, resisting ossification, and using principles, culture, and commander's intent to align decisions at every level.Get the book at https://toolkit.fm/speedkills00:00 Podcast Intro00:38 Marine Corps Doctrine Shift03:07 John Boyd and OODA05:09 Applying OODA in Organizations07:16 Complexity and Feedback10:41 OODA as Scientific Method12:26 AI Accelerates the Loop17:09 Fog and Friction Explained21:14 Decentralized Decisions24:10 Speed and Initiative27:23 Tempo Forces Mistakes28:49 Speed Versus Accuracy30:41 Nested OODA Loops33:15 Staying Relevant Over Time36:25 Turnarounds And New Leaders39:42 Walmart Beats Kmart45:01 Defense And Holding Talent48:02 Principles Shape Culture49:25 Commanders Intent At Scale51:40 Wrap Up And Resources

On tis show Jeff speaks with Martine Mahoney about fitness and healthy Living. Tatiana Cameron stops by and talks about Better Decisions.org, a mentorship program for women in the prison system.

Let's have a thoughtful look at how purpose, strategy, and technology can come together to create meaningful global change!  Dr. Douglas Jackson, CEO of Project C.U.R.E., talks about the journey of the organization, which began in a small garage in 1987 and has grown into a global charity. He shares that in the early days, they used simple spreadsheets to manage their work, but later moved to Microsoft tools to improve their systems and communication.  Doug highlights how strategic partnerships and technology adoption improved efficiency, enabling Project C.U.R.E. to deliver hundreds of medical shipments globally each year. He emphasizes treating nonprofits like businesses, focusing on sustainability, accountability, and maximizing the value of volunteer contributions.  The discussion also explores the growing role of artificial intelligence in the nonprofit sector. From improving data accuracy to enabling localized medical training, AI is helping organizations scale their impact. Doug notes that responsible use of AI can create new opportunities, especially for smaller nonprofits with limited resources.  The conversation concludes with practical advice: approach nonprofits like startups, seek expert guidance, and embrace innovation.   HIGHLIGHTS  [02:29] Doug's Background and Project C.U.R.E.'s Journey   [12:59] Business Model and Efficiency   [17:23] A 35-Year-Old Startup in a Changing World  [20:16] Turning Data into Better Decisions  [28:28] Innovation and AI in Nonprofit Operations   [40:14] Advice for Small Nonprofits   Connect with Doug:  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dr-douglas-jackson/  Website: projectcure.org/ 

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Most AI conversations I sit through are either full of hype that doesn't hold up or sooo doom-and-gloom that I leave feeling like I should update my resume and move to a cabin.  This episode is neither of those things, and that's exactly why I loved it!  I sat down with Marinus van Driel, a partner at Aon who leads their workforce transformation team, to talk about what's actually happening with AI and workforce strategy in 2026, and more importantly, what leaders are getting catastrophically wrong about it.  The short version: most organizations are treating AI like a cost-cutting lever when they should be using it to redesign how work gets done entirely.  The longer version is in this episode, and it's worth every minute! Aon's Human Capital capabilities help organizations make confident workforce decisions by connecting advisory, insights and data across health benefits, talent and retirement. By aligning people strategies to business outcomes, we enable leaders to drive engagement, manage program sustainability, and build a resilient workforce ready for what's next. Learn more at ⁠Aon.com 00:01:45 - Marinus's Background 00:03:12 - The Biggest AI/Trends in 2026 (So Far) 00:08:09 - How We Can Prepare for Major Changes in the Workplace 00:14:12 - What Leaders Need to Know so They Can Understand AI More Effectively 00:19:15 - How HR Can Separate Fear-based Decisions into Strategy 00:25:30 - What Leaders Are Doing Differently to Become Forward-thinking Orgs 00:30:53 - What Companies Keep Getting Wrong About AI, and What a Better Decision Looks Like And if you love I Hate It Here, sign up to Hebba's newsletter! It's for jaded, overworked, and emotionally burnt-out HR/People Operations professionals needing a little inspiration. https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/i-hate-it-here-newsletter/   And if you love the podcast, be sure to check out  https://www.youtube.com/@ihateit-here for even more exclusive insider content!   Follow Marinus: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marinus/   Follow Hebba:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ihateit-here/videos LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hebba-youssef Twitter: https://twitter.com/hebbamyoussef

Learn why scaling AI is as much a human challenge as it is a technological one. Stefano Puntoni, Co-Director of Wharton Human-AI Research and Professor at The Wharton School, examines the limits of data-driven decision making in the age of AI and why insights so often fail to translate into action. He breaks down the psychology behind AI resistance and outlines the leadership and change management strategies needed to turn AI potential into real organizational impact. Key Moments: Why More Data Doesn't Lead to Better Decisions (02:26): Stefano challenges the assumption that smarter algorithms automatically produce smarter decisions. He argues that decision quality depends on rigorous conceptual thinking before turning to data. Without clearly defining objectives, alternatives, and success criteria, analytics efforts rarely translate into meaningful action. Conversational AI and the Lowering of the Cost of Action (07:26): Stefano explains how conversational AI brings decision makers closer to data by reducing friction. By lowering the cost of experimentation, AI enables managers to test hypotheses in real time instead of waiting days for analysis. This shift moves organizations from analysis paralysis to faster, more confident action. Rethinking Your Role in the Age of AI (17:16): For professionals navigating disruption, Stefano outlines two paths forward. One is becoming a complement to AI by upskilling and using the technology as a productivity multiplier. The other is pivoting toward skills AI is less likely to replace, such as strategy, orchestration, and human judgment. The AWARE Framework: Pairing Technical Rollout with Human Rollout (22:41): Stefano introduces the AWARE framework to help leaders anticipate and manage the human reactions to AI transformation. He argues that every technical implementation must be matched with structured communication, identity support, and organizational alignment. Without this dual-track approach, even well-designed AI systems can fail to gain traction. Change Management, AI Literacy, and the Gap in Organizational Readiness (31:11): Only a small percentage of organizations have formal AI change management programs. Stefano questions whether companies are truly prepared for large-scale AI transformation. He emphasizes that AI literacy, leadership accountability, and structured change management will determine whether AI investments translate into sustained performance. Key Quotes: “ The leaders need to know why we are doing AI. AI is not a strategy; AI is just a tool. So what is it that we're trying to achieve?” - Stefano Puntoni “ I think the problem is that technology is almost like taking all the oxygen from the room. There's so much attention and urgency around the tech itself that we often forget the people around it.” - Stefano Puntoni “You don't want to be the substitute to the technology because if that is what you do, then there's no future. But if you're a complement, the technology might be a multiplier of your productivity.” - Stefano Puntoni Mentions Decision-Driven Analytics: Leveraging Human Intelligence to Unlock the Power of Data The Wall Street Journal: The Boss Has a Message: Use AI or You're Fired 2025 Report Accountable Acceleration: Gen AI Fast-Tracks Into the Enterprise How AI Affects Our Sense of Self Why Gen AI Feels So Threatening to Workers Conversational AI: The Next Frontier of Digital Platform Monetization Guest Bio  Stefano Puntoni is the Sebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing at The Wharton School. Prior to joining Penn, Stefano was a professor of marketing and head of department at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, in the Netherlands. He holds a PhD in marketing from London Business School and a degree in Statistics and Economics from the University of Padova, in his native Italy. His research has appeared in several leading journals, including Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Marketing, Nature Human Behavior, and Management Science. He also writes regularly for managerial outlets such as Harvard Business Review and MIT Sloan Management Review. Most of his ongoing research investigates how new technology is changing consumption and society, including how humans are adopting and evolving with AI. Hear more from Cindi Howson here. Sponsored by ThoughtSpot.

In this week's guest episode:I'm joined by Human Design guide Kristin Kilburg to break down what Human Design actually is, in a way that's simple, practical, and not overwhelming.If you've ever felt burnt out, frustrated, or like you're constantly forcing yourself into systems that don't quite fit…this conversation might feel like a deep exhale.Kristin shares:A beginner-friendly explanation of Human DesignHer personal “aha” moment that made everything clickThe ONE place to start in your chart for the biggest impactHow understanding your design can reduce burnout (especially for busy women and moms)How Human Design supports better decision-making in work, relationships, and daily lifeCommon ways we live out of alignment, and what shifts when we stopA simple, low-pressure way to experiment with your design this weekWe also talk about misconceptions around Human Design and how this framework can help you give yourself more GRACE instead of more PRESSURE.If you're craving clarity, permission to operate differently, or a new way to understand yourself, this episode is for you.MENTIONS:Kristin Kilburg IG (personal)Kristin's Human Design IG (Authentically Limitless)FREE Human Design ChartHuman Design ResourcesOral Bioactive Peptides (Kristin affiliate link)SHOP LIZ: Shop Storage Theory on Amazon HERE RESOURCES:Follow me: @lizgarcia.me  + @storagetheoryOwner, Storage Theory  I  Co-founder, GW Spice Co.Liz Garcia Show Spotify playlistIf you loved today's episode, take 30-60 seconds to give a 5⭐ review and I will personally thank you!

Retirement planning is one of those topics that always feels confusing and overwhelming…until someone finally comes along and breaks it down in a way that makes sense.  In this episode, I'm joined by Melissa Elbert from Aon to talk about why so many retirement strategies are lowkey failing employees, the outdated assumptions driving bad benefit decisions, and what HR and finance leaders should be paying attention to right now, before it becomes a bigger problem later. If you've ever felt like retirement was a gray area nobody fully explained to you, this might give you a better understanding! Aon's Human Capital capabilities help organizations make confident workforce decisions by connecting advisory, insights and data across health benefits, talent and retirement. By aligning people strategies to business outcomes, we enable leaders to drive engagement, manage program sustainability, and build a resilient workforce ready for what's next. Learn more at Aon.com 00:01:40 - How Leaders Should Rethink Retirement Decisions 00:03:10 - Outdated Assumptions About Retirement 00:09:16 - How Orgs Can Balance Flexibility and Sustainability 00:13:40 - What Signals Should HR Leaders be Looking to Now to Make Smarter, Long-term Retirement Decisions? 00:20:25 - What Role Should HR be Playing With Finance When Accessing Benefits? 00:24:26 - One Retirement-related Decision Companies Keep Getting Wrong And if you love I Hate It Here, sign up to Hebba's newsletter! It's for jaded, overworked, and emotionally burnt-out HR/People Operations professionals needing a little inspiration. https://workweek.com/discover-newsletters/i-hate-it-here-newsletter/   And if you love the podcast, be sure to check out  https://www.youtube.com/@ihateit-here for even more exclusive insider content!   Follow Melissa: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-elbert-b709b65/   Follow Hebba:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ihateit-here/videos LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hebba-youssef Twitter: https://twitter.com/hebbamyoussef

"We need an answer by the end of the day." Ten words. And the moment you hear them, something shifts inside your chest. Your pulse ticks up. Your focus narrows. Careful thinking stops. The clock starts. You probably haven't even asked the most important question yet. Is that deadline real? Most of the urgency you feel every day is fake. Manufactured by someone who benefits from you deciding fast instead of deciding well. Most people can't tell a real deadline from a manufactured one. By the end of this, you will. Let's get into it. What Time Pressure Actually Does to Your Brain Last episode, we talked about decision fatigue. How your brain degrades over a long day. Time pressure is different. Fatigue is a slow drain. Time pressure is a switch. When the clock is ticking, your brain stops analyzing and starts reacting. Normally, the front of your brain runs the show: careful analysis, weighing trade-offs, long-term thinking. Under time pressure, a faster, older, more emotional region takes over. You don't feel less accurate. You feel more confident. Decades of decision science research have found that under time pressure, people's confidence in their decisions goes up while their actual accuracy goes down. You're not just thinking worse. You're thinking worse while being more sure you're right. That false confidence makes you predictably worse at three specific things. Evaluating trade-offs. You lock onto whichever side your gut grabs first. Considering consequences beyond the immediate. Second-order thinking goes offline. Recognizing what you don't know. Because you feel certain, you stop looking for what you're missing. And that's exactly what manufactured urgency is designed to exploit. This is mindjacking in its purest form. Someone engineers the pressure, your brain switches modes, and you make their decision instead of yours. The Urgency Trap: Real vs. Manufactured Not all time pressure is the same. Some deadlines are real. Your tax filing date is real. The board meeting on Thursday is real. The patient who needs a decision in the next ten minutes? That's real. These deadlines exist because of actual constraints in the world, not because someone manufactured them. A huge portion of the urgency you experience? It's engineered. "This offer expires at midnight." Really? Will the company stop wanting your money tomorrow? "We need your decision today." Why today? What actually changes between today and Wednesday? Manufactured urgency is one of the most effective persuasion tools ever invented. Countdown timers on websites that reset when you refresh the page. "Limited time" sales that somehow run every month. Negotiators who invent deadlines because pressure extracts concessions. Manufactured urgency is everywhere. And it works because of what we just covered. Time pressure flips you into fast-decision mode. When someone engineers urgency, they're not just rushing you. They're changing which part of your mind makes the call. The decisions that actually shape your career almost never show up with a countdown timer. The urgency trap pulls your attention to whatever is loudest, while the ones that matter sit quietly in the background. Until it's too late. Five Tests for Manufactured Urgency How do you tell the difference? I use five tests. Test One: The Source Test. Ask yourself: who benefits from me deciding quickly? If the answer is "the person creating the deadline," that's a red flag. Real deadlines serve the situation. Fake deadlines serve the person imposing them. The car salesperson who says "this price is only good today"? That deadline serves the dealership, not you. The surgeon who says "we need to operate within the hour"? That deadline serves the patient. Test Two: The Consequence Test. Ask: what actually happens if I wait? Not what I'm told will happen. What actually happens. "The offer expires." Does it? What would happen if you called back next week? In most cases, the offer magically reappears. Real deadlines have real, verifiable consequences. Manufactured ones have threats that evaporate on contact. Test Three: The History Test. Has this "urgent" situation happened before? If the company has run "ending soon" promotions every month for a year, that's not urgency. That's a business model. If a colleague marks everything "urgent" in their emails, that's not urgency. That's a habit. Test Four: The Reversibility Test. This one builds on our earlier work in the series. How reversible is this decision? If you can cancel, return, or renegotiate, urgency matters less. But if the decision is hard to reverse, like a long-term contract or a major hire, artificial urgency is especially dangerous. The less reversible the decision, the more suspicious you should be of anyone rushing you. Test Five: The Separation Test. Remove yourself from the pressure source and check if the urgency survives. Step out of the room. Sleep on it. Call back tomorrow. Real urgency persists when you leave. Manufactured urgency dissolves. You don't need all five to spot fake urgency. Two or three is usually enough. And once you start applying these tests, something shifts. You realize how much of the urgency in your life was never yours to begin with. I've watched this happen with more than one friend. A cancer diagnosis. Doctors giving them a timeline. And in every case, the same thing happened. Not panic. Clarity. Every manufactured urgency in their lives just fell away. The stuff that didn't matter stopped getting their attention. The stuff that did got all of it. They're well past the timelines their doctors gave them. The outlook is good. But the clarity never went away. They don't need the five tests. They already know which pressure is real. Most of us won't get that kind of forced clarity. So we need tools to create it for ourselves. When "I Need More Time" Is the Problem Everything I just said could become a very sophisticated excuse to never decide anything. "I need more time to think about it" is sometimes wisdom. And sometimes it's avoidance wearing wisdom's clothes. They feel identical from the inside. And that's what makes this so difficult. Recognizing avoidance in yourself is one of the hardest skills in this entire series. We spent all of Episode 10 on it because there's no quick trick for telling the two apart. If you haven't watched that one, I'd recommend going back to it. For this episode, the key connection is this: manufactured urgency and avoidance are opposite problems that feed each other. The more you've been burned by fake deadlines, the more justified "I need more time" feels. And the more you default to delay, the more vulnerable you become when real urgency hits. But watch for this: if you're using the Five Tests to justify delay rather than to evaluate urgency, that's avoidance borrowing the language of skepticism. The tests are meant to help you evaluate the deadline, not to give you another reason to avoid the decision. Calibrating Speed to Stakes So how do you calibrate between moving too fast and waiting too long? Jeff Bezos talks about one-way and two-way door decisions. I've expanded that into what I call the Stakes-Reversibility Grid. Two questions: How much does this matter? And how hard is it to undo? Low stakes, easy to reverse. Which project management tool to try. Where to hold the offsite. What to order for lunch. Decide immediately. These are the decisions people waste hours on that deserve minutes. High stakes, easy to reverse. A new marketing campaign. A pilot program. A hire with a 90-day probation period. Decide quickly, but build in a review date. You can course-correct, so speed matters more than perfection. Low stakes, hard to reverse. The subscription you never cancel. The small clause in a contract nobody reads. These are sneaky. They don't feel important, so you rush. But they're hard to undo, so they accumulate. High stakes, hard to reverse. A merger. A long-term contract. Shutting down a product line. This is where you slow down. This is where you deploy every test for manufactured urgency. This is where anyone rushing you should make you suspicious. Most people get this backwards. They spend weeks picking a laptop and fifteen minutes reviewing an employment contract. The grid fixes that. Be fast on what doesn't matter so you have the bandwidth to be slow on what does. From Knowing to Doing Early in my career, I watched all of this play out in a single conversation. I was negotiating a major technology partnership. The other side's lead negotiator dropped this line: "We need a signed term sheet by Friday or we're moving to the next candidate." Friday was two days away. I felt the shift. That tightening in my chest, that narrowing of focus. My brain immediately started racing toward "how do we make this work by Friday?" Not "should we?" Not "are these the right terms?" Just speed. Then I caught it. Source Test: who benefits from this Friday deadline? They did. We were their preferred partner and they knew it. Consequence Test: what actually happens if we miss Friday? They go to a backup they'd already passed over once. So I said: "We're serious about this partnership and we want to get the terms right. We'll have our response by next Wednesday." Pause. Then: "Okay." The deadline was never real. That's what this skill gives you. Not the ability to stall. Not the excuse to avoid commitment. The judgment to know which pressure deserves your speed and which deserves your skepticism. Next time you feel that tightening in your chest, that rush to decide, run two tests before you respond. The Source Test: who benefits from me deciding fast? The Consequence Test: what actually happens if I wait? You don't need all five every time. Those two alone will catch most manufactured urgency before it catches you. That's not indecisiveness. That's intelligence. Closing In Episode 10, we tackled uncertainty. In Episode 11, depletion. Now you can spot manufactured urgency. But there's a pressure harder to resist than any deadline. A room full of people who've already made up their minds, and they all disagree with you. The CEO nods. The team nods. Everyone nods. And you're sitting there thinking, "They're wrong." What do you do with that? That's next time. Subscribe so you don't miss it. Before You Go You've got the Source Test and the Consequence Test. Use them this week. Then drop a comment and tell me: what's the most obvious manufactured deadline you've ever seen through? I want to hear these stories. If mindjacking is a new concept for you, I've got a full episode that breaks down how your thinking gets hijacked, sometimes by outside forces, sometimes by yourself. Link's below. For those who want to support the work and the team behind these episodes, you can become a paid subscriber on Substack. That link is below too. Share this with someone who needs to hear it. We all know someone who either rushes every decision or can never pull the trigger. I'll see you in the next one.   Sources and References:  Less deliberation time leads to higher confidence (inverse relationship): Smith, J.F., Mitchell, T.R. & Beach, L.R. (1982). "A cost-benefit mechanism for selecting problem-solving strategies." Organizational Behavior and Human Performance, 29(3), 370–396. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0030507382900343 Time pressure reduces processing efficiency and accuracy in decision-making: Dambacher, M. & Hübner, R. (2015). "Time pressure affects the efficiency of perceptual processing in decisions under conflict." Psychological Research, 79(1), 83–94. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24487728/ Time pressure increases risk-taking and alters neural outcome evaluation: Lin, C.J. & Jia, H. (2023). "Time pressure affects the risk preference and outcome evaluation." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(4), 3205. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9963851/ Time pressure shifts exploration strategies and dampens uncertainty processing: Wu, C.M., et al. (2022). "Time pressure changes how people explore and respond to uncertainty." Scientific Reports, 12, 3955. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-07901-1 Comprehensive review of the speed-accuracy tradeoff: Heitz, R.P. (2014). "The speed-accuracy tradeoff: history, physiology, methodology, and behavior." Frontiers in Neuroscience, 8, 150. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4052662/ Stress rapidly impairs prefrontal cortex function and shifts control to subcortical structures: Arnsten, A.F.T. (2009). "Stress signalling pathways that impair prefrontal cortex structure and function." Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 10, 410–422. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2907136/ The amygdala's role in decision-making under emotional and time pressure: Gupta, R., et al. (2011). "The amygdala and decision-making." Neuropsychologia, 49(4), 760–766. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3032808/ Stress and decision-making — a neurobiological integrative model: Pabón, E., et al. (2024). "Decision-making under stress: A psychological and neurobiological integrative model." Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11061251/ Jeff Bezos's Type 1 / Type 2 decision framework (2015 Letter to Shareholders): Bezos, J. (2015). Amazon Annual Report — Letter to Shareholders. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018724/000119312515144741/d895323dex991.htm The 70% information threshold (2016 Letter to Shareholders): Bezos, J. (2016). Amazon Annual Report — Letter to Shareholders. https://ir.aboutamazon.com/annual-reports-proxies-and-shareholder-letters/default.aspx Time pressure effects on decision-making in loss scenarios (eye-tracking): Zhou, Y-B., et al. (2024). "Time pressure effects on decision-making in intertemporal loss scenarios: an eye-tracking study." Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1451674. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1451674/full How time pressure in different phases affects human-AI collaboration: Cao, S., Gomez, C. & Huang, C-M. (2023). "How Time Pressure in Different Phases of Decision-Making Influences Human-AI Collaboration." Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 7(CSCW2), Article 277. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3610068 All sources were active and validated as of February 2025.   

In this episode, Dillon breaks down what design build really means for electrical contractors. Learn how design build helps you move faster through projects by providing gear sizing, one-line diagrams, lighting packages, and panel schedules upfront—giving you hard costs before you bid. Discover how the process streamlines submittals, eliminates back-and-forth delays, and puts you in control of equipment selection. Whether you're new to design build or looking to understand how it can accelerate your projects from small office TIs to large-scale builds, this episode covers everything you need to know about designing and delivering projects faster.Comment your thoughts below and don't forget to like, SHARE, and subscribe!Want an Engineering firm BUILT for Electrical Contractors? Let's see how we can help speed up your Design/Build projects. Visit https://verticaldesignservices.com/ Connect with Dillon MitchellLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dillon-mitchell-pe/Vertical Design Serviceshttps://www.instagram.com/vertical_designservices/#Revit #BIM #Automation #VerticalDesignServices #VDS #MEP #Contractors #Engineering #ElectricalContractor

If you've ever wondered “Do I actually matter?” — not in a motivational-poster way, but in the deep, existential, 3am-staring-at-the-ceiling way — this episode is for you. In this powerful conversation, Nicole Kalil sits down with Rebecca Neuberger Goldstein, award-winning philosopher and author of The Mattering Instinct: How Our Deepest Longing Drives Us and Divides Us, to unpack one of the most fundamental human needs: the need to matter. Together, they explore why mattering may be even more essential than happiness, how our desire to matter shapes our lives, relationships, and conflicts, and why the pressure to prove our worth often leads to comparison, competition, and division. Rebecca introduces the concept of “mattering projects” — the deeply personal ways we justify our lives to ourselves — and why there is no single “right” way to matter. This episode challenges the idea that mattering is loud, performative, or scarce, and reframes it as an inside-out experience rooted in integrity, connection, and self-justification — not productivity, perfection, or approval.

Employee engagement is at its lowest point in more than a decade. Many organizations are filled with talented, capable people who want to contribute, yet hesitate to take action. The missing link is often not skill or motivation. It is empowerment. In a recent minisode of The Leadership Habit, host Jenn DeWall delivers a focused masterclass on how empowerment drives better decisions, stronger ownership, and sustainable performance. This episode explores why empowered leaders and teams consistently outperform those operating in environments of hesitation and dependency. Why Empowerment Matters More Than Ever Low engagement, burnout, and slow decision-making are becoming common challenges across industries. Teams are capable, but without clear authority, confidence, and trust, they often wait for approval instead of taking initiative. As Jenn explains in the episode: “Empowerment is equipping people with the authority, confidence, information, and psychological safety to make meaningful decisions.” Without these elements, leaders become bottlenecks. Projects stall. Innovation slows. Accountability weakens. Empowerment is what turns leadership development into measurable business impact. What Does Real Empowerment Look Like? In the minisode, Jenn outlines four essential components of empowerment: 1. Authority: People must know what decisions they are allowed to make. 2. Confidence They need training, support, and trust to act effectively. 3. Information They must have access to the right data, tools, and context. 4. Psychological Safety They need to feel safe taking risks without fear of punishment. When even one of these is missing, hesitation grows, and performance suffers. The ABCs of Self-Empowerment Empowerment does not start with policies or programs. It starts with leaders themselves. Jenn introduces the ABC framework for self-empowerment: A: Know What You Own Understand which decisions belong to you and which can be delegated. B: Trust Your Judgment Waiting for perfect information increases stress and delays results. C: Give Yourself Permission to Decide You will never feel 100 percent ready. Progress requires action. As Jenn reminds listeners: “Not making a decision is still a decision.” Avoiding choices often creates bigger problems than making an imperfect one. How Empowered Leaders Reduce Burnout and Decision Fatigue Many leaders struggle with decision fatigue after managing constant demands. Over time, this leads to hesitation, stress, and disengagement. In the episode, Jenn shares practical ways to overcome this: Make important decisions earlier in the day Limit unnecessary options Set time limits for decision-making Avoid major choices when tired, overwhelmed, or emotionally flooded Build reflection habits to strengthen confidence She also encourages leaders to regularly document wins to reinforce self-trust and momentum. Delegation That Builds Leaders, Not Dependency One of the most powerful sections of the minisode focuses on delegation. Too often, leaders delegate tasks without context. This creates dependency rather than growth. Jenn distinguishes between task delegation and thinking delegation. When you delegate tasks, you may say something like, “Do this. Follow these steps.” However, if you are delegating thinking, it may sound more like, “Here is the desired outcome, how would you approach this?” To delegate effectively, leaders must provide: Information – Relevant facts, expectations, and constraints Why – The purpose behind the work Authority – Clear permission to decide When these elements are present, teams make faster, smarter decisions and require less supervision. The Benefits of Empowered Teams When empowerment becomes part of workplace culture, organizations experience: Higher engagement Faster decision-making Greater innovation Increased accountability Improved retention Stronger leadership pipelines Jenn summarizes it clearly: “You can't empower others if you can't empower yourself.” Empowered leaders create empowered organizations. Want to Go Deeper into Empowered Leadership? If you want to take a deeper dive into empowered leadership, the first step is to listen to the full episode!  Then, explore Crestcom's additional leadership resources designed to help leaders apply these principles in real-world settings, including: The Empowerment eBook An on-demand empowerment webinar You can also request a complimentary leadership skills workshop to bring these concepts directly to your team. The post Minisode: Empowerment, Engagement, and Better Decisions at Work appeared first on Crestcom International.

How to design meetings with purpose so they actually move work forward.Meetings are a necessary part of work. But for many people, they're also a major source of frustration. According to Rebecca Hinds, meetings don't have to feel like a drain—better meetings start when we stop treating them as a default and start designing them with intention.Hinds is the author of Your Best Meeting Ever: Seven Principles for Designing Meetings That Get Things Done, and a future-of-work expert who founded the Work Innovation Lab at Asana and the Work AI Institute at Glean. She argues that the problem isn't meetings themselves, but the sheer number of poorly designed ones, and by being more thoughtful about what actually deserves synchronous time, teams can redesign how they communicate in the workplace “Meetings are the most important product in our entire organization, and yet they're also the least optimized,” she says. “The first step is recognizing we need to be much more intentional about how we're designing meetings.”In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, Hinds and host Matt Abrahams discuss why meetings so often go wrong—and what it takes to make them work. Whether you're leading a team, trying to protect focus time, or simply hoping to spend less of your week in calendar invites, Hinds offers practical frameworks for designing meetings with purpose so they become a tool people actually value.To listen to the extended Deep Thinks version of this episode, please visit FasterSmarter.io/premium.Episode Reference Links:Rebecca HindsRebecca's Book: Your Best Meeting EverEp.124 Making Meetings Meaningful Pt. 1: How to Structure and Organize More Effective Gatherings Ep.125 Making Meetings Meaningful Pt. 2: Key Ingredients for Effective Meetings Connect:Premium Signup >>>> Think Fast Talk Smart PremiumEmail Questions & Feedback >>> hello@fastersmarter.ioEpisode Transcripts >>> Think Fast Talk Smart WebsiteNewsletter Signup + English Language Learning >>> FasterSmarter.ioThink Fast Talk Smart >>> LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTubeMatt Abrahams >>> LinkedInChapters:(00:00) - Introduction (01:42) - Why Meetings Feel Broken (02:57) - The Default-To-Meeting Problem (03:50) - Treat Meetings Like A Product (05:10) - Meeting Doomsday Reset (06:40) - The 4-DCEO Test (08:43) - Designing Better Meetings (10:05) - Creating a Meeting Agenda (12:58) - Context And Meeting Fatigue (14:06) - Memo-First Meetings (16:11) - The Final Three Questions (21:02) - Conclusion ********Thank you to our sponsors.  These partnerships support the ongoing production of the podcast, allowing us to bring it to you at no cost.This episode is sponsored by Strawberry.me. Get 50% off your first coaching session today at Strawberry.me/tftsJoin our Think Fast Talk Smart Learning Community and become the communicator you want to be.

Show Notes: How do physical therapists decide who needs therapy today—and how often—when resources are limited and patient needs change by the hour? In this episode of Acute Conversations, hosts Leo Arguelles and Daniel Young sit down with Joshua Johnson, Sandra Passek, and Brittany Lapin to unpack the development and validation of PT-PENCIL, a clinical decision support tool designed to help acute care PTs prioritize care using real-world data. The conversation goes beyond algorithms. The guests walk through how a multidisciplinary learning community shaped PT-PENCIL, why documentation quality matters more than we think, and how predictive models can support—rather than replace—clinical judgment. They also tackle the realities of “it depends,” workflow integration, and why identifying patients on the fence may be where therapy makes the biggest impact. This episode is a must-listen for clinicians, educators, and leaders navigating triage, staffing, and value-based care in today's hospitals. Today's Guests: Joshua Johnson PT, DPT, PhD joshua.johnson@duke.edu Sandra Passek PT, DPT, Rehabilitation Manager Clinical Informatics at Cleveland Clinic Brittany Lapin PhD, Associate Professor of Biostatistics lapinb@ccf.org https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittany-lapin-004710b/ Guest Quotes: 7:44 “ I can’t help therapists set a frequency at the outset of a patient’s hospitalization. The best thing we could do and what we felt like really was the most appropriate thing to do was help therapists recognize which patients they needed to see the next day.” 20:43 “really what we found is that everybody benefits from PT. And so that ended up having a lot of discussions with the learning community about how do we then flag patients based on like clinically driven decisions rather than just the statistical model?” 32:27 “ So while we said a lot about helping individual clinicians make decisions about triage. I also think that there’s an opportunity here for managers and leaders to think through, how can I do something like that to support the clinicians that work for me.” Rapid Responses:   What patient population do you enjoy thinking about or working with the most? Brittany: “ As a statistician, I like surgical patients the most because there’s a date, there’s a pre and there’s a post.” Sandi “I like the geriatric population. It doesn’t matter what it is. I think there’s just a lot to learn from them.” Josh “ When I see patients I’m usually on our neurological floor and I really enjoy that. But I’ll admit a bias that I’ve, this little bit of time that I’ve spent in cardiovascular ICUs have been absolutely fascinating. And if I were to do full-time clinical care, I’d want to get trained to really take care of that population.” You know you work in acute care when… Josh “ Your treatment plan changes three times before you make it from the doorway to the edge of the bed.” Sandi “Things change all the time in acute care. You just have to be ready for it. You have to be resilient and just move with it.” Brittany “ 

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In this episode of Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Sayan sits down with Kylee Ingram to unpack how better decision design can reduce stress, improve clarity, and rebuild self-trust at work. They explore decision intelligence, crowd wisdom, and why “the usual people in the room” often leads to predictable mistakes. This conversation is for leaders, founders, and team members who feel stuck in chaotic meetings, unclear accountability, or constant second-guessing. You will learn how to structure decision rooms so the right voices are included, bias is reduced, and decisions improve without adding more time or drama. About the Guest: Kylee Ingram is the co-founder and CEO of Wizer, a decision intelligence platform focused on mapping cognitive strengths and helping teams bring the right people into important decisions. Her background includes television production and a crowdsourced documentary experiment called CrowdTV. Key Takeaways: Aim for 6+ decision participants to unlock “wise crowd” effects, but only if diversity and independence are built in Watch for three bias types in meetings: social (who is heard), information (what is valued), capacity(oversimplifying under pressure) A weak decision room looks like the same voices repeating, blind spots growing, and outcomes feeling narrow Build the room using three lenses: outward diversity (age, gender, ethnicity), experience, and cognitive roles(data, risk, options, process, outcomes) Better decision design can reduce errors and improve innovation when the right mix is present Start by understanding your own decision style, then add a complementary thinker to balance your blind spots How to Connect With the Guest: https://www.wizer.business/decision-profiles  If you're curious about how you make decisions, Kylee invites listeners to complete a free Decision Profile. It takes about five minutes and gives you insight into your decision style, strengths, and blind spots — and how you tend to show up in group decisions.   Want to be a guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? DM on PM - Send me a message on PodMatch DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik Disclaimer: This video is for educational and informational purposes only. The views expressed are the personal opinions of the guest and do not reflect the views of the host or Healthy Mind By Avik™️. We do not intend to harm, defame, or discredit any person, organization, brand, product, country, or profession mentioned. All third-party media used remain the property of their respective owners and are used under fair use for informational purposes. By watching, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer. Healthy Mind By Avik™️ is a global platform redefining mental health as a necessity, not a luxury. Born during the pandemic, it's become a sanctuary for healing, growth, and mindful living. Hosted by Avik Chakraborty, storyteller, survivor, and wellness advocate. With over 6000+ episodes and 200K+ global listeners, we unite voices, break stigma, and build a world where every story matters.

More Signal, Less Noise: The 100 Year Filter for Better Decisions with Mick White Episode snapshot What if the fastest way to get unstuck isn't another hack, planner, or pep talk, but a cleaner filter for your decisions. In this episode, Mick White walks us through the core question behind his 100 Year Manifesto and why purpose isn't something you find, it's something you build. We talk clarity in chaos, turning pain into purpose, and how leaders can create cultures where people don't just show up, they show up on purpose. What we get into The one question that cuts through the noise: what truly matters 100 years from now Why purpose is a decision filter, not a mood Mick's origin story and the moment everything fell apart, and what he chose to build anyway How clarity creates momentum, and why action creates even more clarity The difference between being busy and being aligned How purpose scales inside organizations through workshops, keynotes, and team programs How community changes everything when you're trying to live a bigger life Key ideas and takeaways Purpose fuels resilience. When life gets loud, purpose helps you keep your footing. Long term thinking creates short term calm. A 100 year lens makes today's choices cleaner. Clarity isn't your starting line. Action is. You move first, then the path gets clearer. Culture isn't posters. It's people aligned around meaning, values, and shared commitments. Try this after you listen Pick one decision you've been avoiding and ask: what will matter 100 years from now Write 5 core values you won't negotiate, even when things get hard Create a simple personal manifesto: values, mission, life goals, words to live by Find your people. Purpose is hard to maintain alone Memorable lines "Life is short. Live on purpose." "Purpose isn't something you find, it's something you build." "When you align actions with what matters most, decisions get easier." Guest bio Mick White is the founder of the 100 Year Manifesto, a framework designed to help people live with clarity, purpose, and impact. Links and resources 100 Year Manifesto: https://100yearmanifesto.com/ Create your 100 Year Manifesto: https://100yearmanifesto.com/create-your-100-year-manifesto/ Speaking and workshops: https://100yearmanifesto.com/speaking/ Purpose Ignited community: https://100yearmanifesto.com/purpose-ignited/ Purpose Academy: https://100yearmanifesto.com/purpose-academy/ If you liked this episode Subscribe, leave a quick review, and share this with a leader who's doing a lot but wants it to mean more.

This week on Rule Breaker Investing, David is joined by Raj Sisodia and Nilima Bhat, co-authors of Healing Leaders, for a conversation about leadership burnout, meaning, and why wholeness may be a strategic advantage. Rather than treating healing as a “soft” idea, Raj and Nilima walk through the book's seven steps and explore how inner state shapes judgment, patience, courage, and long-term thinking—in business, investing, and life. Along the way, they connect the “Wise Fool” archetype and the idea of Shakti to conscious capitalism, rule-breaking optimism, and the kind of leadership that compounds over time. Host: David GardnerGuests: Nilima Bhat, Raj SisodiaProducer: Bart Shannon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Manifesting has been turned into a social media vending machine: think it, post it, get it. Spoiler alert: the universe is not Uber Eats. In this episode, Nicole goes full curious skeptic with Colette Baron-Reid, internationally respected intuitive, oracle expert, and bestselling author—to reclaim manifesting from influencer fluff and bring it back to what it actually is: alignment over attachment, being over chasing, partnership over control. This is not about “good vibes only” or visualizing a yacht and waiting for it to dock. It's about who you're becoming, how you're showing up, and what you're rehearsing every single day—consciously or not. What We Get Into: Why performative spirituality cheapens real intuition (and why it feels so off) The truth bomb: you don't manifest what you want—you manifest what you are Why attachment to outcomes kills trust, joy, and momentum How curiosity + gratitude open the door to synchronicity The science behind perception, focus, and your brain's internal “sorting system” Colette's Art of Manifesting practice: a meditative drawing method using circles and flowy lines to rewire patterns and co-create with intention Destiny vs. free will—and why it's not either/or Why manifesting doesn't eliminate pain or challenge, but can radically transform how you experience your life Bottom line: manifesting isn't a magic trick—it's a practice. You don't get to control the universe, but you do get to control how you show up, what you rehearse, and what you're available for… and that's where the real power (and real transformation) lives. Thank you to our sponsors! Get 20% off your first order at curehydration.com/WOMANSWORK with code WOMANSWORK — and if you get a post-purchase survey, mention you heard about Cure here to help support the show!  Sex is a skill. Beducated is where you learn it. Visit https://beducate.me/pd2550-womanswork and use code womanswork for 50% off the annual pass. Connect with Colette: Website: https://www.colettebaronreid.com  Book: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Manifesting-Meditative-Drawing-Practice/dp/1401997856/ref=  FB: https://www.facebook.com/colettebaronreid  IG: https://www.instagram.com/colettebaron_reid/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ColetteBaronReid/featured  Related Podcast Episodes: Practical Intuition For Bold, Better Decisions with Laura Day | 360 The Icelandic Art of Intuition with Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir | 307 How To Breathe: Breathwork, Intuition and Flow State with Francesca Sipma | 267 Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform!

We explore how connectivity and data acquisition turn control panels into smart, reliable parts of the plant. From switches and routers to analog I/O, cellular access, and trends, we show how to reduce downtime, boost OEE, and make better decisions faster.• why the finish line is real-time awareness• roles of industrial switches on local networks• routers for segmentation, security, and northbound data• cellular modems for remote alerts and support• analog inputs for level, pressure, and trends• analog outputs for smooth valves, VFDs, and stability• early warnings, predictive cues, and OEE gains• practical design for reliability, support, and growth• how EECO helps select, architect, and modernize panelsIf you don't have your EECO Online account set up yet, please get just connect with us. There'll be links in the show notes as well for you to be able to do that. All the links will be will be set up there, and all that can be found at ecooonline.com.Keep Asking Why...Read our latest article on Industrial Manufacturing herehttps://eecoonline.com/inspire/panels_201Online Account Registration:Video Explanation of Registering for an AccountRegister for an AccountOther Resources to help with your journey:Installed Asset Analysis SupportSystem Planning SupportSchedule your Visit to a Lab in North or South CarolinaSchedule your Visit to a Lab in VirginiaSubmit your questions and feedback to: podcast@eecoaskwhy.comFollow EECO on LinkedInHost: Chris Grainger

You know about breath work. You know about cold exposure. It's a thing all the major "influencers" tell you to do. I had some skepticism myself and that's why I wanted to have this man, the original cold exposure and breath work guy on himself, Wim Hof! He is a man who has redefined the limits of the human mind and body. Known globally as The Iceman, Wim Hof has shown millions of people how to take control of their physiology through breath, cold exposure, and mindset. From climbing mountains in nothing but shorts to teaching everyday men how to regulate stress, build resilience, and reconnect with their primal strength, Wim's work challenges everything we think we know about comfort, health, and human potential. Today, we're talking about cold, breath, discipline, and what it really means to return to our factory settings as men. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 Introduction and Creative Rituals 01:30 Daily Cold and Breathwork Ritual 03:02 Shutting Off the Thinking Brain 05:07 Stress, Cortisol, and Modern Life 07:24 Cold Exposure Myths and Shortcuts 10:05 Minimum Effective Dose of Cold 12:34 Enduring Extreme Cold 14:28 Cold Exposure and Better Sleep 17:09 Breathing, Detox, and Biochemistry 21:35 Carbon Dioxide vs Oxygen 23:45 Ancient Practices, Modern Brains 27:50 Purpose, Presence, and Feeling Alive 30:11 Fulfillment Beyond Words 36:50 Getting High on Your Own Supply 38:11 Faith, Soul, and Inner Purpose 43:26 Motivation, Discipline, and Cold 46:50 Intuition and Better Decisions 50:00 Dopamine, Depression, and Energy 51:02 Final Thoughts and Where to Learn More Battle Planners: Pick yours up today! Order Ryan's new book, The Masculinity Manifesto. For more information on the Iron Council brotherhood. Want maximum health, wealth, relationships, and abundance in your life? Sign up for our free course, 30 Days to Battle Ready