There are three different ways that people make decisions

Eric Staples is the Director of Growth Strategy at Blue Dog, a Chicago based strategy and innovation consultancy.

In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds Eric and host Michael Millward explore the different ways that drive individual and collective decision-making.

The three intelligence systems, Head, Heart, and Gut create a framework for interaction, collaboration and change management.

In their conversation Eric and Michael discuss

• How each decision-making type makes decisions.
• How each decision-making type responds to stress
• The impact of nurture and nature on the dominant decision-making type
• How to manage the different decision-making types
• How understanding the different decision-making types can help to build a great team

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How your people grow impact how your organization develops

Justin Abrams is the founder and CEO of Aryo Consulting Group(ACG) based in Boston, MA USA.

In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds Justin and host Michael Millward explore the employee succession plans organisations have impact the development of those organisations.

They discuss the

• Role of having the correct strategy
• Importance of making the correct hiring decisions
• Developing the correct skills
• Why senior roles change as organisations grow and what this can mean for the people in those roles
• Role of data and presenting that data to the right people
• Conflicts that exist in organisations

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It’s the questions you ask – not the answers you give

Amber Johnson is the founder of the Bright Threads Leadership Group, based in Chicago Illinois.

In this episode of the Abeceder podcast The Independent Minds Amber helps host Michael Millward explore how the ideas of Appreciative Enquiry can be applied by leaders to improve the outcomes they achieve.

Amber starts by defining Appreciative Enquiry and explaining how this approach helps to bring different perspectives to a discussion.

As their conversation develops Michael and Amber discuss

• The origins of workplace power structures that make it difficult for people to ask questions
• The role of a leader as a provider
• How questions can decrease competition and increase collaboration
• How social culture impacts question asking
• The Power Distance concept
• Different ways of asking questions

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