Episode 130: Decision Fatigue as a Senior Leader

If you are an executive leader, you are probably quite familiar with Decision Fatigue.   The idea that the more decisions you make, the more fatigued your decision-making muscle becomes.   Much like doing too many reps at the gym and losing proper form.   Consequently, you make worse decisions.   Not only does this affect your team or company outcomes, it also affects your personal life.   Perhaps you've found yourself in a pattern of...   Watching late night TV when you should be sleeping;   Picking a fight with your spouse or kids when you should be enjoying their company;   Or ordering take out for days when you spent Sunday prepping meals.   Decision fatigue is no less real than the physical fatigue.   So how do we deal?