Lessons In Product Management

The Good and Bad of Emotional Decision Making w/ Nick Sonnenberg - CEO of Leverage


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On today's episode, I sat down with Nick Sonnenberg, CEO of Leverage. getleverage.com Before Leverage, Nick was a high frequency trader on Wall Street, building algorithms to programmatically trade stock at micro-second speed. Back in May, Nick published an article on Inc. called "How to remove emotion from your decision making". I loved the article and thought of how relevant it was to product management so, I had to have Nick on to dive a bit deeper into the topic. 

Here's what we discussed:

  • Why emotional decisions can be more informed than you think
  • How your gut decisions are never random
  • Why you should reduce the number of critical decisions you make
  • How subconscious logic can drive quick decisions
  • What factor risk plays in the decision making process
  • Understanding probability can help you decide how much thought to give to a particular decision
  • When to check your emotions to avoid disregarding key information or making angry or frustrated decisions
  • A great framework for decision making and when to delegate or put off decisions
  • How to leverage design thinking and tools like Miro to make group decisions
  • Why having core values or organizational principles are key anchors in critical decision making
  • How to leverage OKRs to create organizational alignment on individual decision making
  • Check out the book on decision making that Nick recommended:

    https://www.amazon.com/Problem-Solved-Decisions-Confidence-Conviction/dp/163265086X 

    Follow up with Nick at https://getleverage.com/

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