• Busting the Leadership Blind Spot: How to Spot and Solve Confirmation Bias at the Top

  • Apr 2 2025
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Busting the Leadership Blind Spot: How to Spot and Solve Confirmation Bias at the Top

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  • Confirmation bias is dangerous enough—but when it happens at the top of the org chart, it can derail entire companies. In this sharp, research-backed episode, we walk through:

    - What executive-level confirmation bias looks like in practice

    - Common red flags: gut-based decisions, insular planning, and “we already know” thinking

    - Real-world cautionary tales from Kodak, Blockbuster, Enron, and Nokia

    - Eye-opening sector insights from healthcare, tech, NGOs, and politics

    - Structured dissent, Devil’s Advocate processes, pre-mortem analysis, and decision audits

    - Metrics to track: Decision Diversity Index, Cultural Safety Score, Assumption Failure Rate

    - The leadership paradox: balancing confidence with humility, intuition with evidence

    - Success stories from LEGO, Ford, Microsoft, Netflix, and others that overcame the blind spot

    If you’re a founder, CEO, or senior executive, this is your wake-up call—and your toolkit. Start making smarter decisions by seeing what you’re not seeing.

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