Should corporate executives trust their
intuition? Sometimes yes, but other times no,
says Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman.
Four tests can help you decide.
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Gut instincts
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A recent study suggests a heightened awareness of “gut feelings” and heart rate helps Wall Street traders thrive. Can it also help in the executive suite?
In gut we trust?
Trader’s heartbeat-detection score
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profitable
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5
1
60%
80%
100%
40%
15
Most
profitable
Trader’s rank
New York Times
New York Times
‘Trust your gut’ might actually be profitable advice on Wall Street, study says
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Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman argues that intuitions (and a related feeling of overconfidence) can be a powerful source of illusions.
Yes and no
Article - McKinsey Quarterly
Strategic decisions: When
can you trust your gut?
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Executives should trust their gut instincts—
but only when four conditions are met:
Testing your gut
Article - McKinsey Quarterly
How to test your
decision-making instincts
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Are personal interests present?
Are your emotions moderate or charged?
Do you have reliable evidence
from the past?
Do you have deep experience
with similar situations?
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Article - McKinsey Quarterly
How to test your decision-making instincts
Article - McKinsey Quarterly
Strategic decisions: When can you trust your gut?
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‘Trust your gut’ might actually be profitable advice on Wall Street, study says
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