Leaders as Decision Architects: Structure Your Organization's Work to Encourage Wise Choices

Leaders as Decision Architects: Structure Your Organization's Work to Encourage Wise Choices

Author: 
Beshears, John
Publisher: 
Harvard Business School Press
Date published: 
2015
Record type: 
Responsibility: 
Gino, Francesca, jt. author
Journal Title: 
Harvard Business Review
Source: 
Harvard Business Review, Vol. 93, No. 5, May 2015, pp. 52-62
Abstract: 

The primary causes of poor decision making are absence of motivation and cognitive biases, which can include how alternatives are perceived and the manner in which they are framed, and a preference for the status quo. Five steps are presented to alleviate these causes. Understand how decisions are made: some are instinctive, others are logical. Define the issue using behavioral economics tools. Identify if the underlying cause is lack of motivation or cognitive bias. Develop a solution drawing on emotional engagement, simplifying processes, creation of opportunities, and promoting accountability. Test this solution using a range of possibilities and selecting an outcome that is clear and quantifiable.

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CITATION: Beshears, John. Leaders as Decision Architects: Structure Your Organization's Work to Encourage Wise Choices . : Harvard Business School Press , 2015. Harvard Business Review, Vol. 93, No. 5, May 2015, pp. 52-62 - Available at: https://library.au.int/leaders-decision-architects-structure-your-organizations-work-encourage-wise-choices