158. 3 Steps to Better Decision Making, An Interview with Matthew Confer

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today I am delighted to have Matthew Confer on the show to be share insights from (and beyond) his popular Ted Talk: Before you Decide: 3 Steps to Better Decision Making. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This talk came out before the pandemic, and Matthew also shares with us about how he and the team at Abilitie helped clients to shift through these changing times to make better decisions when there were so many unexpected shifts and choices to be made (and with a lot on the line).  As the VP of Strategy and Business Development, he definitely knows a lot on these topics and he has fascinating insights I can’t wait to share with you. </span></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Show Notes:</span></h3> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:07] In today’s episode I’m excited to introduce you to Matthew Confer to share the three things you need to do before you decide.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[02:49] Matthew shares more about who he is and what he does. He works for a company called Abilitie and does leadership training simulations. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[04:06] They focus on three core competencies of effective leaders: people management skills, financial acumen, and strategic thinking and decision making. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[05:53] Melina shares how she did a similar simulation in college. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[08:00] Adaptability is one of the things that we want rising leaders and executives to have. </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[09:16] There is a very big difference between doing and thinking about doing.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[12:22] The biggest part of the simulation is that each of the participants have three time tokens of where they want to invest their time. It looks at how you piece together all the things we struggle with as leaders and make the best decision of how to use your limited time. <