President Kennedy ordered a review of decision making after the Beyav Pig fiasco in 1961. The Cuban Missile Crisis illustrates the importance of strategic thinking and effective communication, says John Avlon. Avlon: At the heart of this most important decision, as it always is, is communication. "If the conversation is had in the wrong way, then everything, everything blows up," he says.
Have you ever been to a meeting where a few loud people dominated the meeting, but the quiet people with the answer didn't even get heard? It's long been thought that if you put the right people in the room, then you'll get the right answer, but this is as false as it can be. What we know now is that you need to lead the right process to be able to get the right ideas to come to the surface. Today, I'm going to share a story or two, some counterintuitive research that I've been reading and some actionable advice. By the end of this episode, you'll be able to get the right answer to the right problem more often in your meetings.
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