You're About to Make a Terrible Mistake! by Olivier Sibony

You're About to Make a Terrible Mistake! by Olivier Sibony

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You're About to Make a Terrible Mistake! distils the latest developments in behavioural economics and cognitive psychology into actionable tools for making smart, effective decisions in business and beyond.

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You're About to Make a Terrible Mistake! by Olivier Sibony

You're About to Make a Terrible Mistake! distils the latest developments in behavioural economics and cognitive psychology into actionable tools for making smart, effective decisions in business and beyond.

‘An elegant synthesis of the best scientific work on human judgment that will be useful whether your aspirations in life are modest or grandiose’ - Philip ETetlock, co-author of Superforecasting

Brilliant, fun, and wise - a tremendous guide to sensible decision-making, in business and in daily life. Filled with vivid stories and big lessons, this book might well be the best investment you make this year’- Cass R. Sunstein, co-author of Nudge

‘Finally! Actionable advice for leaders based on decades of decision science. Succinct, accurate, and even-handed’ - Angela Duckworth, author of Grit

‘Olivier Sibony has that rare and magical ability to take complex concepts and package them in fast-paced, easy-to-understand narrative. Filled with actionable advice on how to make better choices, this book should be required reading for anyone looking to improve their decision process’ - Annie Duke, bestselling author of Thinking in Bets

‘The best, funniest, most useful guide to cognitive bias in business. If you make decisions, you need to read this book’ - Safi Bahcall, author of Loonshots


'A masterful introduction to the state of the art in managerial decision making' - Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow

'I loved it' - Angela Duckworth, Grit

'An elegant synthesis of the best scientific work on human judgment' - Philip E. Tetlock, Superforecasting

'Sibony has written the best, funniest, most useful guide to cognitive bias in business' - Safi Bahcall, Loonshots

'Sibony has that rare and magical ability to take complex concepts and package them in fast-paced, easy-to-understand narrative' - Annie Duke, Thinking in Bets

Brilliant, fun, and wise- a tremendous guide to sensible decision-making, in business and in daily life. Filled with vivid stories and big lessons, this book might well be the best investment you make this year’ - Cass R. Sunstein, co-author of Nudge

Olivier Sibony is an Affiliate Professor of Strategy at HEC Paris and an Associate Fellow at Saïd Business School, Oxford University. Previously, he spent 25 years in the Paris and New York offices of McKinsey & Company, where he was a senior partner. Sibony's research on improving the quality of strategic decision making has been featured in many publications, including Harvard Business Review and MIT Sloan Management Review. He is a graduate of HEC Paris and hold a PhD from Paris Sciences et Lettres University. He is a co-author, with Daniel Kahneman, of the forthcoming Noise.
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ISBN 13 9781800750005
ISBN 10 1800750005
Title You're About to Make a Terrible Mistake!
Author Olivier Sibony
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Swift Press
Year published 2020-09-03
Number of pages 336
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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