You'Re About to Make a Terrible Mistake!: How Biases Distort Decision-Making and What You Can Do to Fight Them

Author:   Olivier Sibony
Publisher:   Swift Press
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Pages:   336
Publication Date:   01 July 2021
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Author:   Olivier Sibony
Publisher:   Swift Press
Imprint:   Swift Press
ISBN:  

9781800750333


ISBN 10:   1800750331
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   01 July 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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'An elegant synthesis of the best scientific work on human judgment that will be useful whether your aspirations in life are modest or grandiose' -- Philip E. Tetlock, co-author of Superforecasting 'Brilliant, fun, and wise -- a tremendous guide to sensible decision-making, in business and in daily life. Filled with vivid stories and big lessons, this book might well be the best investment you make this year' -- Cass R. Sunstein, co-author of Nudge 'Finally! Actionable advice for leaders based on decades of decision science. Succinct, accurate, and even-handed' -- Angela Duckworth, author of Grit 'Olivier Sibony has that rare and magical ability to take complex concepts and package them in fast-paced, easy-to-understand narrative. Filled with actionable advice on how to make better choices, this book should be required reading for anyone looking to improve their decision process' -- Annie Duke, bestselling author of Thinking in Bets 'The best, funniest, most useful guide to cognitive bias in business. If you make decisions, you need to read this book' -- Safi Bahcall, author of Loonshots


'An elegant synthesis of the best scientific work on human judgment that will be useful whether your aspirations in life are modest or grandiose' - Philip E. Tetlock, co-author of Superforecasting 'Brilliant, fun, and wise - a tremendous guide to sensible decision-making, in business and in daily life. Filled with vivid stories and big lessons, this book might well be the best investment you make this year'- Cass R. Sunstein, co-author of Nudge 'Finally! Actionable advice for leaders based on decades of decision science. Succinct, accurate, and even-handed' - Angela Duckworth, author of Grit 'Olivier Sibony has that rare and magical ability to take complex concepts and package them in fast-paced, easy-to-understand narrative. Filled with actionable advice on how to make better choices, this book should be required reading for anyone looking to improve their decision process' - Annie Duke, bestselling author of Thinking in Bets 'The best, funniest, most useful guide to cognitive bias in business. If you make decisions, you need to read this book' - Safi Bahcall, author of Loonshots 'A masterful introduction to the state of the art in managerial decision making' - Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow 'I loved it' - Angela Duckworth, Grit 'An elegant synthesis of the best scientific work on human judgment' - Philip E. Tetlock, Superforecasting 'Sibony has written the best, funniest, most useful guide to cognitive bias in business' - Safi Bahcall, Loonshots 'Sibony has that rare and magical ability to take complex concepts and package them in fast-paced, easy-to-understand narrative' - Annie Duke, Thinking in Bets 'Brilliant, fun, and wise - a tremendous guide to sensible decision-making, in business and in daily life. Filled with vivid stories and big lessons, this book might well be the best investment you make this year'- Cass R. Sunstein, co-author of Nudge


'A masterful introduction to the state of the art in managerial decision making.' Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow 'I loved it' Angela Duckworth, Grit 'An elegant synthesis of the best scientific work on human judgment' Philip E. Tetlock, Superforecasting 'Sibony has written the best, funniest, most useful guide to cognitive bias in business. ' Safi Bahcall, Loonshots 'Sibony has that rare and magical ability to take complex concepts and package them in fast-paced, easy-to-understand narrative.' Annie Duke, Thinking in Bets


‘An elegant synthesis of the best scientific work on human judgment that will be useful whether your aspirations in life are modest or grandiose’ - Philip E. Tetlock, co-author of Superforecasting ‘Brilliant, fun, and wise - a tremendous guide to sensible decision-making, in business and in daily life. Filled with vivid stories and big lessons, this book might well be the best investment you make this year’- Cass R. Sunstein, co-author of Nudge ‘Finally! Actionable advice for leaders based on decades of decision science. Succinct, accurate, and even-handed’ - Angela Duckworth, author of Grit ‘Olivier Sibony has that rare and magical ability to take complex concepts and package them in fast-paced, easy-to-understand narrative. Filled with actionable advice on how to make better choices, this book should be required reading for anyone looking to improve their decision process’ - Annie Duke, bestselling author of Thinking in Bets ‘The best, funniest, most useful guide to cognitive bias in business. If you make decisions, you need to read this book’ - Safi Bahcall, author of Loonshots 'A masterful introduction to the state of the art in managerial decision making' - Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow 'I loved it' - Angela Duckworth, Grit 'An elegant synthesis of the best scientific work on human judgment' - Philip E. Tetlock, Superforecasting 'Sibony has written the best, funniest, most useful guide to cognitive bias in business' - Safi Bahcall, Loonshots 'Sibony has that rare and magical ability to take complex concepts and package them in fast-paced, easy-to-understand narrative' - Annie Duke, Thinking in Bets ‘Brilliant, fun, and wise- a tremendous guide to sensible decision-making, in business and in daily life. Filled with vivid stories and big lessons, this book might well be the best investment you make this year’ - Cass R. Sunstein, co-author of Nudge


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Olivier Sibony is an Affiliate Professor of Strategy at HEC Paris and an Associate Fellow at Said Business School, Oxford University. Previously, he spent 25 years in the Paris and New York offices of McKinsey & Company, where he was a senior partner. Sibony's research on improving the quality of strategic decision making has been featured in many publications, included Harvard Business Review and MIT Sloan Management Review. He is a graduate of HEC Paris and holds a PhD from Paris Sciences et Lettres University. He is a co-author, with Daniel Kahneman, of the forthcoming Noise.

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