Smart Choices: A Practical Guide to Making Better Decisions

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Become confident in your choices.

Where should I live Is it time to get a new job Which job candidate should I hire What business strategy should I pursue

We spend the majority of our lives making decisions, both big and small. Yet, even though our success is largely determined by the choices that we make, very few of us are equipped with useful decision-making skills. Because of this, we often approach our choices tentatively, or even fearfully, and avoid giving them the time and thought required to put our best foot forward.

In Smart Choices, John Hammond, Ralph Keeney, and Howard Raiffaexperts with over 100 years of experience resolving complex decision problemsoffer a proven, straightforward, and flexible roadmap for making better and more impactful decisions, and offer the tools to achieve your goals in every aspect of your life.

Their step-by-step, divide-and conquer approach will teach you how to:
Evaluate your plans
Break your potential decision into its key elements
Identify the key drivers that are most relevant to your goals
Apply systematic thinking
Use the right information to make the smartest choice

Smart Choices doesnt tell you what to decide; it tells you how. As you routinely use the process, youll become more confident in your ability to make decisions at work and at home. And, more importantly, by applying its time-tested methods, youll make better decisions going forward.

Be proactive. Dont wait until a decision is forced on youor made for you. Seek out decisions that advance your long-term goals, values, and beliefs. Take charge of your life by making Smart Choices a lifetime habit.

Author Bio

John S. Hammond is an internationally known decision-making consultant specializing in negotiation and corporate strategy, and a former professor at Harvard Business School. Ralph L. Keeney is a Research Professor Emeritus at Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and a well-known decision-making consultant. Howard Raiffa, a pioneer in developing decision and negotiating analysis, is professor emeritus at Harvard Business School, and the author of The Art and Science of Negotiation. He has extensively taught decision making to students of business, public policy, law, and medicine.