About the Webinar
Human beings are not very good at making decisions (even though we think that we are). According to the late Nobel Prize winner and psychologist Daniel Kahneman, our decision-making processes are “alarmingly contaminated with cognitive biases.” We jump to conclusions because we give too much weight to the information right in front of us while neglecting to consider what is just out of reach. Fortunately for us, making better decisions is a learnable skill.
In this interactive webinar, we will investigate the difference between a decision and an outcome, as well as our flawed tendency to judge the quality of a decision by how it turns out. We’ll examine the role of luck in decision making, exploring techniques that will improve your ability to predict a set of possible futures. Lastly, you’ll learn some concrete actions you can take to combat the four villains of decision making and significantly improve your decision-making process.
Topics covered include:
- What does it mean to decide?
- Outcome bias and the spotlight effect
- Combating the four villains of decision making
About the Presenter
Christa Kirby, VP of Talent Development and Global Practice Director for Management and Leadership at Corporate Education Group
A licensed psychotherapist, Christa integrates her global experience as a mental health professional with her passion for holistically developing leaders and teams. For the last 25 years, she has been designing and delivering impactful learning experiences to companies, nonprofits, and non-governmental organizations all over the world.
Christa has also played a pivotal role in various national and global initiatives focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion, civil society building, and conflict resolution. Her work has taken her across North America, throughout Western and Northern Europe, as well as to countries including Afghanistan, Bosnia, Croatia, Romania, Estonia, Ethiopia, India, and Singapore.
