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A counter-intuitive guide to better leadership


Learn how intuition can improve decision-making, why experience matters, and when to trust gut feelings over analytical decisions.

As researcher Gerd Gigerenzer argues, intuition operates through “smart heuristics”—simple, efficient rules our brains construct to handle real-world complexities. Gary Klein's research on naturalistic decision-making shows how professionals make effective decisions in real-world settings through pattern recognition gained from experience. Contrary to common wisdom, which suggests using analysis to verify gut feelings, intuition often works better as a final check on analytical decisions.

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