<p>Are your business decisions driven by instinct, or by strategy? How often do you actually stop to tell the difference?</p><p><br></p><p>Matthew Confer, the mind behind decision-making simulations used by leading companies, reveals why your gut might betray you, what most leaders get wrong under pressure, and how to sharpen your instincts for critical decisions.</p><p> </p><p><strong>KEY TOPICS</strong></p><ul><li>The bold move leaders can make to avoid catastrophic mistakes before they happen.</li><li>Why seeking consensus isn’t the best leadership strategy—and what to do instead.</li><li>The real reason confident leaders fail under pressure.</li><li>How keeping receipts on decisions can save your team from chaos.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>CHAPTERS</strong></p><p>00:00 Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life and Business </p><p>00:49 Changing Wedding Language: Patriarchy or Progress?</p><p>03:06 Can Simulations Make You a Better Leader?</p><p>05:32 The Dangerous Default in Team Decisions</p><p>06:50 Why Consensus Isn’t Always King</p><p>08:01 How Leaders Sabotage Innovation Without Realizing It</p><p>10:21 What Really Drives Your Team?</p><p>12:40 Adapting Management Styles: The Secret to Better Teams</p><p>15:05 Leadership Practice Without the Real-World Risk</p><p>17:26 Breaking Through Superficial Motivations</p><p>19:30 The Challenge of Scaling a Small Company Culture</p><p>21:54 Why Diverse Motivations Strengthen Teams</p><p>24:14 Spotting Failure Before It Happens</p><p>26:36 The Viral Social Media Campaign Dilemma</p><p>29:00 The Cobra Problem: When Solutions Make Things Worse</p><p>31:16 The $5 Challenge That Changed Business Strategy</p><p>33:33 The Power of Writing Down Decisions</p><p>35:53 How Poor Note-Taking Derails Teams</p><p>38:32 How Stress Wrecks Decision-Making—And How to Stop It</p><p>40:51 Why Your Most Disagreeable Employee Makes the Hard Calls</p><p>43:07 Why Failure Is the Best Leadership Teacher</p><p>45:32 Building Leadership Confidence in Safe Environments</p><p>47:51 When Bravado Backfires in Decision-Making</p><p>50:08 Are You Missing Critical Team Feedback?</p><p>52:32 What MBA Simulations Reveal About Leadership Gaps</p><p>54:51 The Secret Ingredient to Engaging Training Programs</p><p>56:53 Matthew Confer’s Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners  </p><p>58:20 Key Takeaways  </p><p>59:45 Message from the Producer </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>CONNECT WITH US</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.decidedlypodcast.com">⁠⁠www.decidedlypodcast.com⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/BcKizkr_5_c">⁠<strong>WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE</strong>⁠</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Subscribe on </strong>⁠<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@decidedlypodcast?sub_confirmation=1">⁠<strong>YouTube</strong>⁠</a></p><p><strong>Join us on </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/decidedlypodcast/">⁠⁠<strong>Instagram</strong>⁠⁠</a><strong>: </strong>@decidedlypodcast</p><p><strong>Join us on </strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/decidedlypodcast">⁠⁠<strong>Facebook</strong>⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Shawn’s </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/shawn_d_smith/">⁠⁠<strong>Instagram</strong>⁠⁠</a><strong>: </strong>@shawn_d_smith</p><p><strong>Sanger’s </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sangersmith/">⁠⁠<strong>Instagram</strong>⁠⁠</a><strong>:</strong> @sangersmith</p><p> </p><p>Thank you to Shelby Peterson of Transcend Media for editingand post-production of the Decidedly podcast.</p><p> </p><p><strong>SANGER’S BOOK:</strong> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Life-Rich-Significance-Transforming-Meaningful/dp/1952654769">⁠⁠A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact⁠⁠</a> </p><p> </p><p><strong>SHAWN’S BOOK: </strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Plateau-Jumping-What-Change-When-ebook/dp/B0CTXHP5HR">⁠⁠Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want⁠⁠</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?</strong></p><p>At <a href="https://www.decidedlywealth.com">⁠⁠Decidedly Wealth Management⁠⁠</a>, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy. </p><p><strong>LEARN MORE: </strong><a href="http://www.decidedlywealth.com">⁠⁠www.decidedlywealth.com⁠⁠</a> </p><p> </p><p><a href="⁠https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001aeU_pPBHJPNJWJBdVbaci6bjGIuEJurH12xHBWDEVT_NxyCadMd7wLSZjcEZglkSjDjehuIbTHD8nABOIdV69ctfYpSzg24RCIytetBUrlIPPKgaGzjGZ8DkM0Wp1LMjbErcYUur7PbZGjeVo4gyXlz821AoJGZR⁠⁠   ">⁠<strong>SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEWSLETTER</strong>⁠</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>CONNECT WITH MATT CONFER</strong></p><p><strong>Website:</strong> <a href="https://www.abilitie.com/matthew-confer/">⁠https://www.abilitie.com/matthew-confer/⁠</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>LinkedIn: </strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewconfer/">⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewconfer/⁠</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>TEDx Talk:  </strong><a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/matthew_confer_before_you_decide_3_steps_to_better_decision_making?subtitle=en">⁠https://www.ted.com/talks/matthew_confer_before_you_decide_3_steps_to_better_decision_making?subtitle=en⁠</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Learn To Lead Podcast: </strong><a href="https://www.abilitie.com/learn-to-lead-podcast/">⁠https://www.abilitie.com/learn-to-lead-podcast/⁠</a></p><p>Matt Confer is the VP of Strategy at Abilitie, a Leadership Development company based in Austin, Texas that provides immersive business simulations to a global client base that includes over 50 members of the Fortune 500. Abilitie’s leadership programs have been delivered to over 100,000 professionals in more than 30 countries around the world. Matthew has spoken on the topic of decision making at the TEDx Conference with a talk entitled &quot;Before You Decide&quot; that has been viewed over 500,000 times on the TED website. </p>

Decidedly I Decision Tips for Business Owners

Sanger Smith and Shawn Smith

Deciding to Make Tough Calls: Leading Well When Stakes are High with Matthew Confer | REPLAY Ep.170

JUN 18, 202560 MIN
Decidedly I Decision Tips for Business Owners

Deciding to Make Tough Calls: Leading Well When Stakes are High with Matthew Confer | REPLAY Ep.170

JUN 18, 202560 MIN

Description

<p>Are your business decisions driven by instinct, or by strategy? How often do you actually stop to tell the difference?</p><p><br></p><p>Matthew Confer, the mind behind decision-making simulations used by leading companies, reveals why your gut might betray you, what most leaders get wrong under pressure, and how to sharpen your instincts for critical decisions.</p><p> </p><p><strong>KEY TOPICS</strong></p><ul><li>The bold move leaders can make to avoid catastrophic mistakes before they happen.</li><li>Why seeking consensus isn’t the best leadership strategy—and what to do instead.</li><li>The real reason confident leaders fail under pressure.</li><li>How keeping receipts on decisions can save your team from chaos.</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>CHAPTERS</strong></p><p>00:00 Intro: Defeating Bad Decision-Making in Life and Business </p><p>00:49 Changing Wedding Language: Patriarchy or Progress?</p><p>03:06 Can Simulations Make You a Better Leader?</p><p>05:32 The Dangerous Default in Team Decisions</p><p>06:50 Why Consensus Isn’t Always King</p><p>08:01 How Leaders Sabotage Innovation Without Realizing It</p><p>10:21 What Really Drives Your Team?</p><p>12:40 Adapting Management Styles: The Secret to Better Teams</p><p>15:05 Leadership Practice Without the Real-World Risk</p><p>17:26 Breaking Through Superficial Motivations</p><p>19:30 The Challenge of Scaling a Small Company Culture</p><p>21:54 Why Diverse Motivations Strengthen Teams</p><p>24:14 Spotting Failure Before It Happens</p><p>26:36 The Viral Social Media Campaign Dilemma</p><p>29:00 The Cobra Problem: When Solutions Make Things Worse</p><p>31:16 The $5 Challenge That Changed Business Strategy</p><p>33:33 The Power of Writing Down Decisions</p><p>35:53 How Poor Note-Taking Derails Teams</p><p>38:32 How Stress Wrecks Decision-Making—And How to Stop It</p><p>40:51 Why Your Most Disagreeable Employee Makes the Hard Calls</p><p>43:07 Why Failure Is the Best Leadership Teacher</p><p>45:32 Building Leadership Confidence in Safe Environments</p><p>47:51 When Bravado Backfires in Decision-Making</p><p>50:08 Are You Missing Critical Team Feedback?</p><p>52:32 What MBA Simulations Reveal About Leadership Gaps</p><p>54:51 The Secret Ingredient to Engaging Training Programs</p><p>56:53 Matthew Confer’s Decision-Making Tip for Business Owners  </p><p>58:20 Key Takeaways  </p><p>59:45 Message from the Producer </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>CONNECT WITH US</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.decidedlypodcast.com">⁠⁠www.decidedlypodcast.com⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong></strong><a href="https://youtu.be/BcKizkr_5_c">⁠<strong>WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE</strong>⁠</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Subscribe on </strong>⁠<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@decidedlypodcast?sub_confirmation=1">⁠<strong>YouTube</strong>⁠</a></p><p><strong>Join us on </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/decidedlypodcast/">⁠⁠<strong>Instagram</strong>⁠⁠</a><strong>: </strong>@decidedlypodcast</p><p><strong>Join us on </strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/decidedlypodcast">⁠⁠<strong>Facebook</strong>⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Shawn’s </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/shawn_d_smith/">⁠⁠<strong>Instagram</strong>⁠⁠</a><strong>: </strong>@shawn_d_smith</p><p><strong>Sanger’s </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sangersmith/">⁠⁠<strong>Instagram</strong>⁠⁠</a><strong>:</strong> @sangersmith</p><p> </p><p>Thank you to Shelby Peterson of Transcend Media for editingand post-production of the Decidedly podcast.</p><p> </p><p><strong>SANGER’S BOOK:</strong> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Life-Rich-Significance-Transforming-Meaningful/dp/1952654769">⁠⁠A Life Rich with Significance: Transforming Your Wealth to Meaningful Impact⁠⁠</a> </p><p> </p><p><strong>SHAWN’S BOOK: </strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Plateau-Jumping-What-Change-When-ebook/dp/B0CTXHP5HR">⁠⁠Plateau Jumping: What to Change When Change Is What You Want⁠⁠</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>MAKING A FINANCIAL DECISION?</strong></p><p>At <a href="https://www.decidedlywealth.com">⁠⁠Decidedly Wealth Management⁠⁠</a>, we focus on decision-making as the foundational element of success, in our effort to empower families to purposefully apply their wealth to fulfill their values and build a thriving legacy. </p><p><strong>LEARN MORE: </strong><a href="http://www.decidedlywealth.com">⁠⁠www.decidedlywealth.com⁠⁠</a> </p><p> </p><p><a href="⁠https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001aeU_pPBHJPNJWJBdVbaci6bjGIuEJurH12xHBWDEVT_NxyCadMd7wLSZjcEZglkSjDjehuIbTHD8nABOIdV69ctfYpSzg24RCIytetBUrlIPPKgaGzjGZ8DkM0Wp1LMjbErcYUur7PbZGjeVo4gyXlz821AoJGZR⁠⁠   ">⁠<strong>SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEWSLETTER</strong>⁠</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>CONNECT WITH MATT CONFER</strong></p><p><strong>Website:</strong> <a href="https://www.abilitie.com/matthew-confer/">⁠https://www.abilitie.com/matthew-confer/⁠</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>LinkedIn: </strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewconfer/">⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewconfer/⁠</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>TEDx Talk:  </strong><a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/matthew_confer_before_you_decide_3_steps_to_better_decision_making?subtitle=en">⁠https://www.ted.com/talks/matthew_confer_before_you_decide_3_steps_to_better_decision_making?subtitle=en⁠</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Learn To Lead Podcast: </strong><a href="https://www.abilitie.com/learn-to-lead-podcast/">⁠https://www.abilitie.com/learn-to-lead-podcast/⁠</a></p><p>Matt Confer is the VP of Strategy at Abilitie, a Leadership Development company based in Austin, Texas that provides immersive business simulations to a global client base that includes over 50 members of the Fortune 500. Abilitie’s leadership programs have been delivered to over 100,000 professionals in more than 30 countries around the world. Matthew has spoken on the topic of decision making at the TEDx Conference with a talk entitled &quot;Before You Decide&quot; that has been viewed over 500,000 times on the TED website. </p>