If you read nothing else on decision making, read these 10 articles. We’ve combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you and your organization make better choices and avoid common traps. Leading experts such as Ram Charan, Michael Mankins, and Thomas Davenport provide the insights and advice you need to: Make bold decisions that challenge the status quo; Support your decisions with diverse data; Evaluate risks and benefits with equal rigor; Check for faulty cause-and-effect reasoning; Test your decisions with experiments; Foster and address constructive criticism; Defeat indecisiveness with clear accountability.

"Featuring "Before you make that big decision..." by Daniel Kahneman, Dan Lovallo, and Olivier Sibony"--Cover.

The hidden traps in decision making / by John S. Hammond, Ralph L. Keeney, and Howard Raiffa -- Before you make that big decision / by Daniel Kahneman, Dan Lovallo, and Oliver Sibony -- How to avoid catastrophe / -- byCatherine H. Tinsley, Robin L. Dillon, and Peter M. Madsen -- Conquering a culture of indecision / by Ram Charan -- What you don't know about making decisions / by David A. Garvin and Michael A. Roberto -- Who has the D? / by Paul Rogers and Marcia Blenko -- How (un)ethical are you? / by Mahzarin R. Banaji, Max H. Bazerman, and Dolly Chugh -- Make better decisions / by Thomas H. Davenport -- Why good leaders make bad decisions / by Andrew Campbell, Jo Whitehead, and Sydney Finkelstein -- Stop making plans; start making decisions / by Michael C. Mankins and Richard Steele.