Part 1 of 2: The #1 Mistake Smart Leaders Make in Critical Decisions | Dr. Alan Barnard

Why Smart People Make Dumb Decisions (And How to Stop) | Dr. Alan Barnard (Part 1)
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📌 What if the key to unlocking better outcomes in life, business, and leadership isn’t more data… but less distraction? In this mind-shifting episode, global decision science authority Dr. Alan Barnard reveals why even the smartest leaders keep making bad decisions—and how to stop.

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🧠 Why You Should Listen: This isn’t theory. Dr. Barnard’s Harmony Decision Maker app has been used by Fortune 500 companies and individuals in over 70 countries to solve critical challenges fast. In this episode, you’ll learn how to:

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• Diagnose the real constraint holding back your success—and fix it.

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• Use the 80/20 rule as a decision-making scalpel (not a blunt instrument).

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• Break free of cognitive overload and overwhelm using a systems-based lens...

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• Turn AI into a personalized coach for emotional regulation and blind spot detection.

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• Replace overreaction with strategic response using the “pro-con cloud” method.

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🎙️ In This Episode:

• What is the Theory of Constraints—Explained like we’re five.

• Why visible complexity hides invisible simplicity—and how to uncover it.

• The 4 universal decision-making traps (you’re falling into at least one).

• How to build your “decision intuition” through feedback-driven experiments.

• The role of exaggerated emotion in decision failure—and how to tame it.

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🧠 Elite Framing: This is decision science reimagined. Dr. Barnard combines systems thinking, behavioral psychology, and AI to build a new frontier for leadership. If you’re a founder, CEO, strategist, or performance-obsessed thinker, this is your tactical edge.

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