Boss Class: Daniel Kahneman interview

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🗓️ 28 April 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

The careers of many CEOs are built on overconfidence and a few lucky breaks. But to be a successful leader, Daniel Kahneman suggests maintaining a healthy suspicion of your own intuition. The Nobel-prize-winning behavioural scientist prescribes a “structured process” for making the right decisions.

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