In this weeks episode I am proud to talk to my first international guest. Known as the Disaster Avoidance Expert, Dr. Gleb Tsipursky is on a mission to protect leaders from dangerous judgment errors known as cognitive biases, which can cause . His expertise and passion is developing the most effective and profitable decision-making strategies, based on pragmatic business experience and cutting-edge behavioural economics and cognitive neuroscience, to empower leaders to avoid business disasters.

We discuss tools from his book "Never Go With Your Gut" to make better decisions in the modern world using an understanding of how our evolution shaped our decision making patterns.

Show Notes

Books By The Author

Never Go With Your Gut - https://disasteravoidanceexperts.com/nevergut/

The Truth Seekers Handbook - https://disasteravoidanceexperts.com/author-page/the-truth-seekers-handbook-a-science-based-guide/

The Blind Spots Between Us - https://disasteravoidanceexperts.com/blindspots/

Resilience: Adapt and Plan for the New Abnormal - https://www.amazon.com/Adapt-Abnormal-COVID-19-Coronavirus-Pandemic/dp/1789046750

Cognitive Biases Mentioned

• Optimism Bias
• Pessimism Bias
• The IKEA Effect
• Loss Aversion

Cognitive Bias Assessment - Chapter 7 (Never Go With Your Gut)

Fin your own cognitive biases.

12 Techniques From The Book For Dealing With Cognitive Biases

1. Identifying and making a plan to address these judgement errors
2. Delay decision making
3. Mindfullness meditation
4. Probabilistic thinking
5. Make predictions about the future
6. Consider alternative explanations and options
7. Consider past experiences
8. Consider long term future and repeating scenarios
9. Consider other peoples perspectives
10. Use an outside view to get and external perspective
11. Set policy to guide your future self and organisation
12. Make a pre-commitment

Socials

Linked IN - Dr. Gleb Tsipursky

Bonus

Free 8 video based module

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