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Are OKRs improving or inhibiting decision-making?

Taking a deeper look at how OKRs influence strategic decision-making.

20 min readOct 31, 2023

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The ‘data-driven’ mindset feeds our dangerous craving for certainty

Exploring the principles of a decision-driven approach

5 min readSep 19, 2023

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From data-driven to decision-driven

Leading with questions, not looking for answers

5 min readSep 7, 2023

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‘Psychological safety’ and embracing discomfort

A model for fostering productive discord, not avoiding conflict

4 min readAug 28, 2023

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Tools to facilitate divergent thinking

Creativity, optionality, and avoiding pre-mature convergence

6 min readAug 20, 2023

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How a tweak in decision making helped define modern airline safety

The story of ‘Crew Resource Management’ and a general exploration of productive disagreement.

6 min readAug 16, 2023

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Our desire for certainty can make us terrible planners

Memory, Image Theory, and the empty pursuit of certainty

6 min readAug 10, 2023

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Our dangerous tendency to hold on to losing bets

Tools to mitigate commitment bias and overconfidence

5 min readAug 1, 2023

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The role of conviction and narrative in strategic decision making

Conviction as a decision making superpower and exploring ‘narrative theory’

9 min readJul 28, 2023

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Exploring goal setting and OKRs through the lens of decision making

How OKRs act as a decision making framework

5 min readJul 16, 2023

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Kyle Byrd

Kyle Byrd

I talk about decision making and dealing with uncertainty | Product & Design, ex-Atlassian | Founded theuncertaintyproject.org | dotwork.com

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