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Episode 3: Why Smart People Make Bad Decisions: The Psychology of Bias in Leadership
Episode 3 Description
Smart leaders. Dangerous blind spots. Costly transformation failures. In this episode of The Human Factor Podcast, Kevin Novak and Elizabeth Stewart reveal why intelligence actually creates predictable decision traps that sabotage even the most promising organizational changes. Drawing from real transformation failures costing millions, they expose three specific cognitive biases that turn your brightest people into your biggest obstacles: addition bias (why leaders complicate rather than simplify), expertise tunnel vision (when deep knowledge becomes dangerous), and…
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