David Wittenberg's blog

We are asking the wrong questions, not calculating the wrong answers.

The first step in conquering biases is identifying them.

The most successful companies usually know who they are and who they are not.  

Most companies have looser requirements for leasing equipment than for purchasing equipment – and vendors exploit this loophole.

Changes loom menacingly in the land of lease accounting. Be afraid… or not.

Grading our own decision process skills is worthless when we’re unfamiliar with the standards.

70% to 90% of acquisitions fail because no one really wants to stop the deal.

Being a good decision-maker does NOT mean good decisions are being made.

CEOs are typically strong decision-makers – how else would they have risen to the top? But being a good decision-maker does NOT mean good decisions are being made.