The fatal human flaws are a number of cognitive biases that, when in combination with the tendencies that large scale organizations have and how they interact with each other form blinders. And so we tend to have patterns, iin recognizing thingsnd, because of these blinders, we don't see things. We believe that instead of studying, a better approach is actually try to provoke it a little bit. But if you can't see, if you if you're in the dark, fumbling your way around something, you kind of start to feel for where the walls are.
Show notes and resources: https://fellow.app/supermanagers/steven-goldbach-geoff-tuff-authentic-is-better-than-decisive/
Leaders must be decisive, it’s part of the job. But what if authenticity mattered more?
In episode 82, Steven Goldbach and Geoff Tuff, co-authors of “Provoke: How Leaders Shape the Future by Overcoming Fatal Human Flaws” explain why authenticity triumphs decisiveness. Steven is the Chief Strategy Officer and Geoff, the Principle of Consulting at Deloitte.
Tune in to hear their insights on human behaviours and experiences and how those aspects tie into leadership.
In this episode, we also cover why experimentation will give you better answers than studying and why leaders should pair curiosity with action.