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The Delegation Challenge

February 23, 2017Ken WredeNo comments

The biggest challenge for most people when delegating to others is that they don’t trust their subordinates on a fundamental level. The inability to delegate is not a leadership problem, it is actually only a symptom of a larger leadership problem: the absence of trust and confidence. Who is responsible for building that trust? If…

Best Decisions Come from the Best Evidence

September 20, 2016Ken WredeNo comments

There is no successful business model based on people making bad decisions out of bad information or ignorance… Except maybe dealing drugs. Decision making isn’t just about making quick decisions, it is about making the best decisions possible based on the best evidence available.

Three Fallacies of Leadership

February 25, 2016Ken WredeCrisis management, Leadership, Leadership development, leadership principles

To paraphrase the old saying, “Leadership is like the weather – everyone talks about it, but no one does anything about it.” People seem to accept leadership, good or bad, as a cosmic fate that simply happens. If we benefit, great. If we suffer from inadequate leadership, it is perceived as bad fortune and unavoidable. I…

Ice Station Zebra and the Human Eye

March 12, 2015KW WredeCritical Thinking, Decision making, Leadership development

The color green is important here. If you are alive today and watched any kind of television in the last 20 years you’ve seen the green screen of night vision recording: war reporting, “ghost hunters”, traffic helicopters, numerous movies. The pictures are instantly recognizable as having mediocre resolution, but clear enough to see the creepy…

Recommendation “Rationally Speaking Podcast”

February 26, 2015KW WredeCognition, Critical Thinking, Leadership, Leadership development

I like to sometimes recommend resources that I enjoyed which offer a broader range, more insight, and greater detail than I can possibly cover in 1000 words.  More importantly, I like to recommend resources that have greatly improved my decision making skills. I have mentioned before that decision making is one of the important topics…

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