How Confirmation Bias Reduces Business Profits (Video & Podcast)

Last updated on: August 17, 2022 at 2:58 pm By Gleb Tsipursky

The confirmation bias causes leaders to look for information that confirms their beliefs and reject information that does not. To overcome this dangerous cognitive bias, leaders should test decisions by trying to prove themselves wrong. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes how confirmation bias reduces business profits. Video: “How Confirmation Bias Reduces Business Profits” Podcast: “How Confirmation Bias Reduces Business Profits” Links Mentioned in Videocast and... Read more

Remote and Hybrid Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Video & Podcast)

Last updated on: January 23, 2023 at 1:59 pm By Gleb Tsipursky

In order to achieve the promise of remote and hybrid diversity, equity, and inclusion, leaders need to address microaggressions in communication and the lack of sponsorship for minorities through training and mentoring programs. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes how to address diversity, equity, and inclusion in hybrid and remote teams. Video: “Remote and Hybrid Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” Podcast: “Remote and Hybrid Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion”... Read more

How Confirmation Bias Reduces Business Profits

Last updated on: August 16, 2022 at 2:36 pm By Gleb Tsipursky

Have you heard about “Dieselgate?” The German car giant Volkswagen acknowledged in September 2015 that it used cheating software to give false readings when i’s VW and Audi cars underwent emission tests. The revelation shook up the car industry. It led to the resignation of CEO Martin Winterkorn, along with several other top leaders. Volkswagen’s stock fell more than 40% over the next few days. The overall cost of the scandal to the company has been estimated at... Read more

Mentoring for Effective Integration of Junior Employees (Video & Podcast)

Last updated on: September 15, 2022 at 2:34 pm By Gleb Tsipursky

Remote mentoring is a best practice that offers a solution to one of the biggest challenges for hybrid and remote work: on-the-job training and integration of recently-hired staff. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes mentoring for effective integration of junior employees in hybrid and remote teams. Video: “Mentoring for Effective Integration of Junior Employees” Podcast: “Mentoring for Effective Integration of Junior Employees” Links Mentioned in Videocast and... Read more

Employees Wanting Work to Be Fully Remote Will Win This Fall

Last updated on: July 27, 2022 at 12:04 pm By Gleb Tsipursky

The monumental battle over fully remote work is heating up this summer as more traditionalist business leaders are demanding that their employees come to the office much or all of the time. If you enjoy video, here’s a videocast based on this blog: And if you like audio, here’s a podcast based on the blog: Or simply read onward! Google maps workers, asked to come back to the office full-time recently, fought back with a petition and... Read more

How to Future-Proof Your Leadership (Video & Podcast)

Last updated on: September 13, 2022 at 9:27 am By Gleb Tsipursky

Future-proofing allows organizations to plan countermeasures and allocate resources for possible problems ahead of time, helping leaders avoid cognitive biases. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes how to future-proof your leadership. Video: “How to Future-Proof Your Leadership” Podcast: “How to Future-Proof Your Leadership” Links Mentioned in Videocast and Podcast Here is the article: How to Future-Proof Your Leadership The book Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering... Read more

Remote Mentoring for Effective Integration of Junior Employees

Last updated on: July 20, 2022 at 11:16 am By Gleb Tsipursky

Forward-looking organizations use hybrid and remote mentoring to solve one of the biggest challenges in hybrid and remote work: on-the-job training and integration of junior employees. Yet despite solving this major problem, such mentoring programs pairing recently-hired staff with senior employees are all-too-rare. If you enjoy video, here’s a videocast based on this blog: And if you like audio, here’s a podcast based on the blog: Or simply read onward! Instead of using this best practice... Read more

How to Defeat the Empathy Gap (Video & Podcast)

Last updated on: June 22, 2022 at 11:39 am By Gleb Tsipursky

Leaders need to address the emotions of employees first and foremost in order to overcome the empathy gap through emotional and social intelligence. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes how to defeat the empathy gap. Video: “How to Defeat the Empathy Gap” Podcast: “How to Defeat the Empathy Gap” Links Mentioned in Videocast and Podcast Here is the article: How to Defeat the Empathy Gap The... Read more

Say Hello to the CHO (Video & Podcast)

Last updated on: September 2, 2022 at 10:36 am By Gleb Tsipursky

The pandemic has taken a toll on employees’ mental and physical health, so many organizations have started hiring a Chief Health Officer to oversee the prioritization of health in all policies. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes the new role of a CHO. Video: “Say Hello to the CHO” Podcast: “Say Hello to the CHO” Links Mentioned in Videocast and Podcast Here is the... Read more

Google’s Myth of Losing Social Capital in Hybrid Work

Last updated on: June 7, 2022 at 12:13 pm By Gleb Tsipursky

Google recently announced its new post-pandemic hybrid work policy, which requires employees to work in the office for at least three days a week. That policy goes against the desires of many rank-and-file Google employees. A survey of over 1,000 Google employees showed that two-thirds feel unhappy with being forced to be in the office three days a week, with many threatening to leave in internal meetings and public letters, and some already quitting to go to other companies with... Read more