EPISODE · Sep 26, 2022 · 6 MIN
My Favourite Tip: David Siegel - Great decision making starts with great people
from How I Work · host Amantha Imber
What’s the first question you ask yourself or your team when you need to make a big decision? Do you double-check your processes, weigh out the pros and cons? Meetup CEO David Siegel wants you to ask one question before any others when it comes to important decisions: ask yourself, ‘is this a trapdoor decision?’Trapdoor decisions are irreversible - once you’ve made the call, it can’t be unmade. Scary stuff! But David believes trapdoor decisions are far, far less common than most of us realise. He also believes most of us vastly overestimate how irreversible certain decisions are, while massively underestimating how reversible they actually are. Usually, he says, anything can be pivoted, altered, undone or redone… It might just require a bit of time. So how does David then make those decisions? Well, first - he delegates. David explains how getting your hiring process right will end up eliminating 98% of your decision-making down the line. Connect with David on Twitter or LinkedIn, or grab a copy of Decide & ConquerYou can find the full interview here: Meetup CEO David Siegel teaches you to make better, faster, more purposeful decisions***My new book Time Wise is out now. You can grab a copy here.Connect with me on the socials:LinkedinTwitterInstagram If you’re looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a fortnightly newsletter that contains three cool things I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.coVisit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.Get in touch at [email protected] CREDITSProduced by InventiumHost: Amantha ImberSound Engineer: Martin ImberSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What this episode covers
Meetup CEO David Siegel busts common decision-making myths, and teaches you to see the difference between ‘trapdoor’ decisions and their easily reversible counterparts.
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My Favourite Tip: David Siegel - Great decision making starts with great people
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