While smart people often make goods decisions, they sometimes make bad or even devastating ones. In fact, being smart can make you more susceptible to certain types of errors. More >>
"This book should be mandatory reading for any of us in the leadership business. It exposes the fallacies of decision making that have become so endemic in organizations today. Jim's style of writing seamlessly translates sound theory into practical application—making it perfect for both the student and managerial practitioner. A welcome addition to the decision-making literature."
“Think Smart–Act Smart is a book that walks you through the ‘how to’ of thinking outside the box in your everyday approach to problem solving and how to avoid the old patterns buried in society’s IQ-driven approach to problem solving. A very refreshing and mind-opening journey that shares a wonderul look into a number of startling truths about the way we think.”
“If this book had a hero, it would probably be Sir Isaac Newton. Today there is an entire branch of physics known as Newtonian. Newton made great discoveries in mathematics, optics, and physics and his formulation of the law of gravitation is still in use today. Yet, as this book will describe, when Newton deduced that a crash in England’s young stock market was inevitable, he chose not to withdraw from the market and lost the equivalent of over a million dollars in today’s money. Sometimes, apparently intelligent individuals, even geniuses, do things that look exactly like stupidity. That is what this book is about.”
