In The Art of Deciding, award-winning journalist Bruce Whitfield asks people who make big decisions for a living to reveal a little of how they do it. What have been their most crucial decisions, do they focus on gut-instinct or data, how do they cope with going for the wrong option?

The series brings together some of the best insight from people whose decisions have had far-reaching consequences, so that we can perfect our own ‘art of deciding’.

In The Art of Deciding, award-winning journalist Bruce Whitfield asks people who make big decisions for a living to reveal a little of how they do it. What have been their most crucial decisions, do they focus on gut-instinct or data, how do they cope with going for the wrong option?

The series brings together some of the best insight from people whose decisions have had far-reaching consequences, so that we can perfect our own ‘art of deciding’.

In The Art of Deciding, award-winning journalist Bruce Whitfield asks people who make big decisions for a living to reveal a little of how they do it. What have been their most crucial decisions, do they focus on gut-instinct or data, how do they cope with going for the wrong option?

The series brings together some of the best insight from people whose decisions have had far-reaching consequences, so that we can perfect our own ‘art of deciding’.

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