HBR's 10 Must Reads on Making Smart Decisions: HBR's 10 Must Reads Series

Learn why bad decisions happen to good managers—and how to make better ones.If you read (or listen to) nothing else on decision making, listen to these ten articles.We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you and your organization make better choices and avoid common traps.Leading experts such as Ram Charan, Michael Mankins, and Thomas Davenport provide the insights and advice you need to: make bold decisions that challenge the status quo; support your decisions with diverse data; evaluate risks and benefits with equal rigor; check for faulty cause-and-effect reasoning; test your decisions with experiments; foster and address constructive criticism; and defeat indecisiveness with clear accountability.