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- [Can We Bin The Term "Soft Skills" Already?](https://thedecisionmaking.studio/can-we-bin-the-term-soft-skills-already) - I can’t stand the term “soft skills”.We’d all be much better off by binning it altogether.1️⃣ For one, there is a lot of science around human behaviour which shows or suggests that skills and behaviours that are often labelled as “soft” can be identified, studied, and developed;2️⃣ Second, the term makes these skills far too
- [The Dangers of "Do Something, Anything"](https://thedecisionmaking.studio/the-dangers-of-do-something-anything) - “It is not the daily increase but the daily decrease, hack away at the unessential” – Bruce Lee Something that has consistently driven me bonkers in my career is the prevalent obsession with activity over intentional thinking and planning. “Activity bias” is the deceptive notion that any activity is better than “inaction.” Even worse is
- [Projects as Pyramid Schemes](https://thedecisionmaking.studio/435-2) - Throughout my career, I have come across and been a part of programme / project or operational teams that have been put in nearly impossible situations – the programme is behind schedule or budget, and what ends up often happening is that the individuals on those teams end up working insane hours, at great personal and professional cost (and unfairly), to try to get things 'back on track.'
- [Decide Like  A Human Being](https://thedecisionmaking.studio/decide-like-a-human-being) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_accordion_item open=”on” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] I like pens – not necessarily uber expensive Mont Blanc-type pens (the one in this shot is great and only costs £20). I also prefer to take handwritten notes as I find the physical act of
- [When Do You Cross the Rubicon?](https://thedecisionmaking.studio/when-do-you-cross-the-rubicon) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]A few weeks ago, while on a cycling trip to Italy, near the beautiful north-eastern city of Rimini, I crossed the river Rubicon (‘Il Rubicone’) during a jaunt into the nearby hills used by the

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