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Oct 27, 2022 25 min

Decisions are Temporary

from REWORK Hosted by 37signals

Co-founders of 37signals, Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson discuss decision making within an organization. Small businesses have the advantage of being nimble and able to change course quickly, so there's no reason to get caught up in the "what ifs." Show Notes: 0:47 – Avoiding overthinking and overcomplicating issues 1:47 – Getting rid of the "what ifs" 4:30 – Making decisions as small as possible 5:45 – The advantages small business have when it comes to being agile and nimble 8:30 – Getting comfortable with uncertainty 11:00 – Calculations and projections in decision making 13:50 – Deciding when to pivot on a decision 15:20 – The Tyranny of Metrics by Jerry Z. Muller 18:04 – The 37signals Guide to Making Decisions 19:05 – The 37signals Guide to Internal Communication 20:20 – Using instincts in decision making 22:01 – Maverick by Ricardo Semler 23:14 – 37signals upcoming technical blog Sign Up for 30-day FREE trial at Basecamp.com

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Co-founders of 37signals, Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson discuss decision making within an organization. Small businesses have the advantage of being nimble and able to change course quickly, so there's no reason to get caught up in the "what ifs." Show Notes: 0:47 – Avoiding overthinking and overcomplicating issues1:47 – Getting rid of the "what ifs"4:30 – Making decisions as small as possible5:45 – The advantages small business have when it comes to being agile and n...

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