This is the Read to Lead podcast, episode 481.

Are you worried that this decision, if it goes badly, will make you look really stupid in front of the board and you might get fired?

See, that's emotion,

but we don't like to talk about that. All top leaders make mistakes simply because they're human.

In fact, the more senior and successful they are, the more susceptible they are to making errors

due to overconfidence and perhaps hubris. But as our guest today demonstrates, this doesn't have to be your fate.

Hi, I'm Jeff Brown, and this is the Read to Lead podcast.

The podcast is dedicated to your personal and professional growth, because I believe

that if you want to achieve true success in business and in life, the first step is to become

an intentional and consistent reader.

This podcast is all about helping you start our reading habit or maintain the one you already have.

And we do that each week by interviewing an author about their book.

Today's guest is Constance Derricks.

She's written a book called Meta Leadership, How to See What Others Don't and Make Great Decisions.

I'll ask her about some of the common leadership decision-making traps that leaders fall into

and how they can be avoided, how you as a business leader can benefit from adopting a scientific

thinking approach in your decision-making process, how you as a leader can manage the impact

of your emotions on

your thinking and behavior, especially during high-stakes situations and much, much more.

I want to personally invite you to join my read-to-lead plus community online at jeffbrown.

What will you find there?

Well, you'll find a weekly book summary.

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