<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Art of Deciding &lt;/em&gt;is just six episodes old and already having an impact. As we wrap up 2024, here are just some of the life-changing lessons we've learned so far. The Art of Deciding is back mid-January with more fascinating decision-makers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bruce Whitfield is an award winning journalist, best-selling author and popular speaker. More here:&lt;a href="http://www.brucewhitfield.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; www.brucewhitfield.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can also follow him on &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-whitfield/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Linkedin&lt;/a&gt; and get links to all his latest projects on &lt;a href="https://linktr.ee/brucewhitfield" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Linktree&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Art of Deciding&lt;/em&gt; has been featured in &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/oct/31/how-a-spooky-suburban-manor-became-a-genuine-house-of-horrors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The Guardian Podcast Newsletter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://podnews.net/update/its-a-continent" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Podnews&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://list.co.uk/news/45942/something-for-the-weekend-griff-mo-gilligan-rose-matafeo-and-more" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The List&lt;/a&gt;, and the &lt;a href="https://podbiblemag.com/the-art-of-deciding-unveiling-the-secrets-of-successful-peoples-choices/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Podbible newsletter.&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's produced by Podcart -&lt;a href="https://www.podcart.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; https://www.podcart.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Series Producer: Jayne Morgan&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

We wrap up 2024 with some of our best nuggets.

The Art of Deciding is just six episodes old and already having an impact. As we wrap up 2024, here are just some of the life-changing lessons we've learned so far. The Art of Deciding is back mid-January with more fascinating decision-makers. Bruce Whitfield is an award winning journalist, best-selling author and popular speaker. More here:<a href="http://www.brucewhitfield.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> www.brucewhitfield.com</a>You can also follow him on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-whitfield/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linkedin</a> and get links to all his latest projects on <a href="https://linktr.ee/brucewhitfield" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linktree</a>The Art of Deciding has been featured in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/oct/31/how-a-spooky-suburban-manor-became-a-genuine-house-of-horrors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Guardian Podcast Newsletter</a>, <a href="https://podnews.net/update/its-a-continent" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Podnews</a>, <a href="https://list.co.uk/news/45942/something-for-the-weekend-griff-mo-gilligan-rose-matafeo-and-more" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The List</a>, and the <a href="https://podbiblemag.com/the-art-of-deciding-unveiling-the-secrets-of-successful-peoples-choices/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Podbible newsletter.</a>&nbsp;It's produced by Podcart -<a href="https://www.podcart.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.podcart.co.uk/</a>Series Producer: Jayne Morgan <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Best Lessons on Deciding We've Learned So Far

<description>&lt;p&gt;On 22 July 2011, Anders Behring Breivik blew up Norway’s government buildings. He then travelled 23 miles to the island of Utoya where, posing as a policeman, he shot everyone he saw.&amp;nbsp; By the end of the day 77 people were dead – 38 of them under the age of 20. Breivik was immediately taken into custody - but was threatening that this was just the beginning of an even bigger killing spree. Police Superintendent Asbjorn Raschlew was appointed to lead the interrogation of one of the deadliest individual mass murderers the world has ever seen.&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;The science of decision-making &lt;/strong&gt;was at the heart of his questioning.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He explains: - &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;The importance of &lt;strong&gt;questioning biases and the revolutionary shift in interrogation techniques&lt;/strong&gt; that Norway adopted following the attack. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;move away from confession-driven methods&lt;/strong&gt; to a more research-based investigative interviewing technique, which focuses on gathering reliable information rather than forcing confessions. "We don't judge and we don't moralize."&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How the police had to navigate a complex web of emotions, public pressure, and the need for justice. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;decision-making process was not just about determining guilt or innocence&lt;/strong&gt; but about &lt;strong&gt;understanding the deeper motives behind the perpetrator's actions&lt;/strong&gt;. This is where the concept of confirmation bias becomes crucial.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The need to &lt;strong&gt;consider alternative explanations and question our initial beliefs&lt;/strong&gt;.“Our minds are desperately looking for evidence to confirm our beliefs and opinions."&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We learn that the methodology used was designed to stimulate communication and ensure that suspects felt listened to and respected, regardless of their crimes. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A stark contrast to the dramatized interrogations we often see in movies, it focuses on building rapport and gathering accurate information.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"Information is the lifeblood of the investigation." &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Asbjorn Rachlew’s book, A Guide to the Professional Interview&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Professional-Interview-Research-based-Methodology/dp/1785277987" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Professional-Interview-Research-based-Methodology/dp/1785277987&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Asbjorn Rachlew TEDx Talk&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/1H8Mcku6adA?si=d63cLq5RkGSqQEBA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; https://youtu.be/1H8Mcku6adA?si=d63cLq5RkGSqQEBA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Professor Gisli Gudjonsson&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%ADsli_Gu%C3%B0j%C3%B3nsson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%ADsli_Gu%C3%B0j%C3%B3nsson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The extract from the court proceedings is taken from &lt;a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14259989" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bruce Whitfield is an award winning journalist, best-selling author and popular speaker. More here:&lt;a href="http://www.brucewhitfield.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; www.brucewhitfield.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Art of Deciding&lt;/em&gt; has been featured in &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/oct/31/how-a-spooky-suburban-manor-became-a-genuine-house-of-horrors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The Guardian Podcast Newsletter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://podnews.net/update/its-a-continent" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Podnews&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://list.co.uk/news/45942/something-for-the-weekend-griff-mo-gilligan-rose-matafeo-and-more" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The List&lt;/a&gt;, and the Podbible newsletter.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's produced by Podcart -&lt;a href="https://www.podcart.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; https://www.podcart.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Series Producer: Jayne Morgan&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Lead interrogator of mass murderer, Anders Breivik

On 22 July 2011, Anders Behring Breivik blew up Norway’s government buildings. He then travelled 23 miles to the island of Utoya where, posing as a policeman, he shot everyone he saw.&nbsp; By the end of the day 77 people were dead – 38 of them under the age of 20. Breivik was immediately taken into custody - but was threatening that this was just the beginning of an even bigger killing spree. Police Superintendent Asbjorn Raschlew was appointed to lead the interrogation of one of the deadliest individual mass murderers the world has ever seen.&nbsp; The science of decision-making was at the heart of his questioning.He explains: - <ul><li>The importance of questioning biases and the revolutionary shift in interrogation techniques that Norway adopted following the attack. </li><li>The move away from confession-driven methods to a more research-based investigative interviewing technique, which focuses on gathering reliable information rather than forcing confessions. "We don't judge and we don't moralize."</li><li>How the police had to navigate a complex web of emotions, public pressure, and the need for justice. </li><li>The decision-making process was not just about determining guilt or innocence but about understanding the deeper motives behind the perpetrator's actions. This is where the concept of confirmation bias becomes crucial.</li><li>The need to consider alternative explanations and question our initial beliefs.“Our minds are desperately looking for evidence to confirm our beliefs and opinions."</li></ul> We learn that the methodology used was designed to stimulate communication and ensure that suspects felt listened to and respected, regardless of their crimes. A stark contrast to the dramatized interrogations we often see in movies, it focuses on building rapport and gathering accurate information."Information is the lifeblood of the investigation." References:Asbjorn Rachlew’s book, A Guide to the Professional Interview<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Professional-Interview-Research-based-Methodology/dp/1785277987" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Professional-Interview-Research-based-Methodology/dp/1785277987</a>Asbjorn Rachlew TEDx Talk<a href="https://youtu.be/1H8Mcku6adA?si=d63cLq5RkGSqQEBA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://youtu.be/1H8Mcku6adA?si=d63cLq5RkGSqQEBA</a>Professor Gisli Gudjonsson<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%ADsli_Gu%C3%B0j%C3%B3nsson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%ADsli_Gu%C3%B0j%C3%B3nsson</a> The extract from the court proceedings is taken from <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14259989" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here.</a>Bruce Whitfield is an award winning journalist, best-selling author and popular speaker. More here:<a href="http://www.brucewhitfield.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> www.brucewhitfield.com</a>The Art of Deciding has been featured in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/oct/31/how-a-spooky-suburban-manor-became-a-genuine-house-of-horrors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Guardian Podcast Newsletter</a>, <a href="https://podnews.net/update/its-a-continent" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Podnews</a>, <a href="https://list.co.uk/news/45942/something-for-the-weekend-griff-mo-gilligan-rose-matafeo-and-more" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The List</a>, and the Podbible newsletter.&nbsp;It's produced by Podcart -<a href="https://www.podcart.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.podcart.co.uk/</a>Series Producer: Jayne Morgan <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Asbjørn Rachlew - lead interrogator of mass murderer, Anders Breivik

<description>&lt;p&gt;Liv Boeree made the &lt;em&gt;wrong&lt;/em&gt; decision in the grand finale of a TV poker game show and lost £100 000. But it didn’t put her off, and she went on to become one of the all-time most successful female players in the world. Not only did she win nearly $4 million, she also developed a decision-making philosophy that we can all use, however high the stakes.&amp;nbsp;Plus, as the host of the &lt;em&gt;Win Win&lt;/em&gt; podcast, her focus now is what happens when your choices are only made on the basis of beating the competition.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can find the Win Win podcast here&lt;a href="http://www.winwinpodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; www.winwinpodcast.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;_____________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Key points are:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Our gut also needs statistics - if you haven’t got experience to base your intuition on, then you run the risk of making poor decisions.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Language matters -&amp;nbsp;what does ‘a fair chance’ actually mean? And does it mean different things to different people? Liv unpacks the science.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Competition can be healthy - but it can also be destructive. Liv explains her current focus on trying to use competition for the greater good in her Win Win podcast.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;___________________________________&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Quotes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"People use their intuition as an excuse to be intellectually lazy."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"Poker is probably the closest to the messiness of life."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"True rationality is a dance of both Intuition and logic and steering your emotions and being the boss of them."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"The best players are the ones who do all the study, internalise all of these mathematical solutions, and also have incredible intuitions."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Art of Deciding has been charting in the top 10, and featured in &lt;a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/oct/31/how-a-spooky-suburban-manor-became-a-genuine-house-of-horrors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The Guardian Podcast Newsletter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://podnews.net/update/its-a-continent" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Podnews&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://list.co.uk/news/45942/something-for-the-weekend-griff-mo-gilligan-rose-matafeo-and-more" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The List&lt;/a&gt;, and the &lt;a href="https://podbiblemag.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Podbible&lt;/a&gt; newsletter, among others &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;_________________________________________&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Liv Boree - &lt;a href="https://www.livboeree.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.livboeree.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Win Win podcast - &lt;a href="http://www.winwinpodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; www.winwinpodcast.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bruce Whitfield - &lt;a href="http://brucewhitfield.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;http://brucewhitfield.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bruce Whitfield is an award winning journalist, best-selling author and popular speaker who has spent over two decades hosting a nightly business radio show, questioning influential people about the decisions they made. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The insights he gleaned over the years, combined with his relentless curiosity and ability to translate complex concepts into digestible and usable information led him to develop &lt;em&gt;The Art of Deciding&lt;/em&gt; podcast. Each episode is a conversation with someone whose decision making process has driven their success, and draws on lessons that we can all use to make better decisions in our own lives.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Art of Deciding&lt;/em&gt; is produced by Podcart -&lt;a href="https://www.podcart.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; https://www.podcart.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Series Producer: Jayne Morgan&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

World champion poker player 

Liv Boeree made the wrong decision in the grand finale of a TV poker game show and lost £100 000. But it didn’t put her off, and she went on to become one of the all-time most successful female players in the world. Not only did she win nearly $4 million, she also developed a decision-making philosophy that we can all use, however high the stakes.&nbsp;Plus, as the host of the Win Win podcast, her focus now is what happens when your choices are only made on the basis of beating the competition.&nbsp;You can find the Win Win podcast here<a href="http://www.winwinpodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> www.winwinpodcast.com</a>_____________________________________________ Key points are:<ul><li>Our gut also needs statistics - if you haven’t got experience to base your intuition on, then you run the risk of making poor decisions.</li><li>Language matters -&nbsp;what does ‘a fair chance’ actually mean? And does it mean different things to different people? Liv unpacks the science.</li><li>Competition can be healthy - but it can also be destructive. Liv explains her current focus on trying to use competition for the greater good in her Win Win podcast.</li></ul>___________________________________Quotes:"People use their intuition as an excuse to be intellectually lazy.""Poker is probably the closest to the messiness of life.""True rationality is a dance of both Intuition and logic and steering your emotions and being the boss of them.""The best players are the ones who do all the study, internalise all of these mathematical solutions, and also have incredible intuitions." The Art of Deciding has been charting in the top 10, and featured in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/oct/31/how-a-spooky-suburban-manor-became-a-genuine-house-of-horrors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Guardian Podcast Newsletter</a>, <a href="https://podnews.net/update/its-a-continent" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Podnews</a>, <a href="https://list.co.uk/news/45942/something-for-the-weekend-griff-mo-gilligan-rose-matafeo-and-more" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The List</a>, and the <a href="https://podbiblemag.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Podbible</a> newsletter, among others _________________________________________&nbsp;ReferencesLiv Boree - <a href="https://www.livboeree.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.livboeree.com/</a>The Win Win podcast - <a href="http://www.winwinpodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> www.winwinpodcast.com</a>Bruce Whitfield - <a href="http://brucewhitfield.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://brucewhitfield.com/</a>Bruce Whitfield is an award winning journalist, best-selling author and popular speaker who has spent over two decades hosting a nightly business radio show, questioning influential people about the decisions they made. The insights he gleaned over the years, combined with his relentless curiosity and ability to translate complex concepts into digestible and usable information led him to develop The Art of Deciding podcast. Each episode is a conversation with someone whose decision making process has driven their success, and draws on lessons that we can all use to make better decisions in our own lives. The Art of Deciding is produced by Podcart -<a href="https://www.podcart.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.podcart.co.uk/</a>Series Producer: Jayne Morgan <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Liv Boeree - champion poker player

<description>&lt;p&gt;Karan Bilimoria was a Cambridge law student when he discovered that the UK just didn’t have the right beer for his favourite curry. Ignoring his degree and his family’s military background, he decided to solve the problem by setting up Cobra Beer when he was just 27. It went on to become one of the most awarded beers in the world. Since then, he’s applied his entrepreneurial mindset to a huge range of organisations, including as President of the Confederation of British Industry, working with government during COVID, when he was the first person to suggest the widespread use of lateral flow testing and saving thousands of lives.&amp;nbsp;He’s now Lord Bilimoria, an independent crossbench life peer, and still just as focused on taking action. How does he approach decision-making? What does he see as the role of luck? What is the one thing he thinks everyone should remember when it comes to making choices?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Key takeaways:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;He introduces the concept of luck as "when determination meets opportunity," highlighting the need to be proactive in seizing life's waves of opportunity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;He contrasts the entrepreneurial mindset of "playing to win" with the bureaucratic mindset of "playing not to lose," encouraging listeners to adopt a proactive and positive attitude towards opportunities.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Bilimoria discusses the significance of trust and credibility in business, drawing from personal experiences where his unwavering faith in his product helped him overcome the credibility gap.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Cobra Beer&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.cobrabeer.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.cobrabeer.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Cambridge University &lt;a href="https://www.cam.ac.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.cam.ac.uk/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Confederation of British Industry &lt;a href="https://www.cbi.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.cbi.org.uk/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;TED Talk by Karan Bilimoria &lt;a href="https://youtu.be/J4yzoTClUMk?si=Q29ifNgfRHrE53W_" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://youtu.be/J4yzoTClUMk?si=Q29ifNgfRHrE53W_&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;House of Lords &lt;a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/lords/whos-in-the-house-of-lords/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.parliament.uk/business/lords/whos-in-the-house-of-lords/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;University of Birmingham &lt;a href="https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;ABOUT BRUCE WHITFIELD&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bruce Whitfield is an award winning journalist, best-selling author and popular speaker who has spent over two decades hosting a nightly business radio show, questioning influential people about the decisions they made. More on bruce here:&lt;a href="http://www.brucewhitfield.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; www.brucewhitfield.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Art of Deciding&lt;/em&gt; is produced by Podcart -&lt;a href="https://www.podcart.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; https://www.podcart.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Series Producer: Jayne Morgan&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Music: Brad O'Regan &amp;amp; DJ Darkness -&lt;a href="https://soundcloud.com/dj-d-rkn3ss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; https://soundcloud.com/dj-d-rkn3ss&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Artwork: Adam Richardson -&lt;a href="https://www.podcastcoverart.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; https://www.podcastcoverart.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Audio engineer: Mark Pittam&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Cobra Beer founder

Karan Bilimoria was a Cambridge law student when he discovered that the UK just didn’t have the right beer for his favourite curry. Ignoring his degree and his family’s military background, he decided to solve the problem by setting up Cobra Beer when he was just 27. It went on to become one of the most awarded beers in the world. Since then, he’s applied his entrepreneurial mindset to a huge range of organisations, including as President of the Confederation of British Industry, working with government during COVID, when he was the first person to suggest the widespread use of lateral flow testing and saving thousands of lives.&nbsp;He’s now Lord Bilimoria, an independent crossbench life peer, and still just as focused on taking action. How does he approach decision-making? What does he see as the role of luck? What is the one thing he thinks everyone should remember when it comes to making choices? Key takeaways:·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He introduces the concept of luck as "when determination meets opportunity," highlighting the need to be proactive in seizing life's waves of opportunity.·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He contrasts the entrepreneurial mindset of "playing to win" with the bureaucratic mindset of "playing not to lose," encouraging listeners to adopt a proactive and positive attitude towards opportunities.·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bilimoria discusses the significance of trust and credibility in business, drawing from personal experiences where his unwavering faith in his product helped him overcome the credibility gap. ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cobra Beer&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cobrabeer.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cobrabeer.com/</a> ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cambridge University <a href="https://www.cam.ac.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cam.ac.uk/</a> ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Confederation of British Industry <a href="https://www.cbi.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cbi.org.uk/</a> ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TED Talk by Karan Bilimoria <a href="https://youtu.be/J4yzoTClUMk?si=Q29ifNgfRHrE53W_" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/J4yzoTClUMk?si=Q29ifNgfRHrE53W_</a> ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;House of Lords <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/lords/whos-in-the-house-of-lords/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/lords/whos-in-the-house-of-lords/</a> ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;University of Birmingham <a href="https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/</a> ABOUT BRUCE WHITFIELDBruce Whitfield is an award winning journalist, best-selling author and popular speaker who has spent over two decades hosting a nightly business radio show, questioning influential people about the decisions they made. More on bruce here:<a href="http://www.brucewhitfield.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> www.brucewhitfield.com</a> The Art of Deciding is produced by Podcart -<a href="https://www.podcart.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.podcart.co.uk/</a>Series Producer: Jayne MorganMusic: Brad O'Regan &amp; DJ Darkness -<a href="https://soundcloud.com/dj-d-rkn3ss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://soundcloud.com/dj-d-rkn3ss</a>Artwork: Adam Richardson -<a href="https://www.podcastcoverart.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.podcastcoverart.co.uk/</a>Audio engineer: Mark Pittam <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Lord Karan Bilimoria - Cobra Beer founder

<description>&lt;p&gt;When he was a young, bored accountant in Cape Town, Brad Fried decided to ring up Jim Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank to get some career advice. He figured - what’s the worst that could happen? Brad went on to chair the board of the Bank of England as well as Investec and Goldman Sachs. Hear how his 'art of deciding' is all about ‘the counterfactual’. Plus, discover his extraordinary insight into the power of silence when it comes to chairing committees - and how to avoid the deadening grip of groupthink.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Discover more about Bruce Whitfield here -&lt;a href="https://www.brucewhitfield.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; https://www.brucewhitfield.com/&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Art of Deciding&lt;/em&gt; is produced by Podcart -&lt;a href="https://www.podcart.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; https://www.podcart.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Series Producer: Jayne Morgan&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Music: Brad O'Regan &amp;amp; DJ Darkness -&lt;a href="https://soundcloud.com/dj-d-rkn3ss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; https://soundcloud.com/dj-d-rkn3ss&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Artwork: Adam Richardson -&lt;a href="https://www.podcastcoverart.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; https://www.podcastcoverart.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Audio engineer: Mark Pittam&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Former Chair of The Bank of England 

When he was a young, bored accountant in Cape Town, Brad Fried decided to ring up Jim Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank to get some career advice. He figured - what’s the worst that could happen? Brad went on to chair the board of the Bank of England as well as Investec and Goldman Sachs. Hear how his 'art of deciding' is all about ‘the counterfactual’. Plus, discover his extraordinary insight into the power of silence when it comes to chairing committees - and how to avoid the deadening grip of groupthink.&nbsp; Discover more about Bruce Whitfield here -<a href="https://www.brucewhitfield.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.brucewhitfield.com/</a>&nbsp;The Art of Deciding is produced by Podcart -<a href="https://www.podcart.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.podcart.co.uk/</a>Series Producer: Jayne Morgan Music: Brad O'Regan &amp; DJ Darkness -<a href="https://soundcloud.com/dj-d-rkn3ss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://soundcloud.com/dj-d-rkn3ss</a>Artwork: Adam Richardson -<a href="https://www.podcastcoverart.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.podcastcoverart.co.uk/</a>Audio engineer: Mark Pittam <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Sir Brad Fried - former chair of the Bank of England

The internet tells us we make 35 000 decisions every day. To increase our chances of making the right ones, The Art of Deciding asks people who make big decisions to reveal a little of how they do it. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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