Are you paying attention to what matters in this pandemic? (Wise Decision Maker Guide 34)

Greetings Decision maker,

What are you paying attention to during this pandemic? What you’re focusing on can make a big difference to your business, your career, and your health.

Many people are very excited by the prospect of receiving effective vaccines. Yet my conversations with a number of C-suite leaders show that too many are showing excessive enthusiasm over these vaccine news. They forget that the vaccine rollout to the general public won’t start until Spring of 2021.

They’re not facing the full reality of today’s third wave of COVID, which is flooding many hospitals and leaving patients stranded. Governors have launched renewed shutdowns by late November across the US to decrease the strain on the medical system. As a result, the economic situation will not improve, realistically speaking, until late Spring 2021.

It might seem hard to contemplate that the next few months will be even worse than the last few months, but that’s the reality we’re facing. If you’re not paying attention to the reality of the third wave, then your attention is misdirected, as it is for so many people.

In my conversations with executives, I had to bring a number down to earth to face this unpleasant reality. To do so, I shared the story of a client who paid attention to the wrong things in the early stages of the pandemic; this case study helped convince them.

To learn more, check out this blog:

Recent Public Appearances

You might find of interest a number of recent public appearances about my three recent best-selling books:

USA Today interviewed me for a feature article on how to approach risk-taking and the pandemic around celebrations at home & the office this holiday season
Inc Magazine published my article on anchoring to the wrong data regarding COVID
“Onward Nation” podcast interviewed me on decision making in the pandemic
Danish Broadcasting Corporation interviewed me for an article on optimism and pessimism (it’s in Danish, naturally).

What’s Up With Me

It’s been especially challenging to recover from the sadness associated with having to euthanize my beloved cat Ophelia due to the winter season (for more on the story with Ophelia, see the previous Wise Decision Maker Guide). The winter in general is gloomy and cold here in Columbus, OH, so I have been making an extra effort to create a pleasant environment where I work. That includes adding plants to my workspace, as well as using sun lamps, a research-based approach to fighting SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder). You can see two lamps on either side of my computer screen in the photo below.

Help Me Serve Your Needs

Did your leadership team make bad decisions at the onset of the pandemic, and do you now want to make things right? Where might you do a better job of fighting against attentional bias? Which next steps will you take based on this article/video/podcast?

Look forward to your feedback! I strive to improve my ability to help you avoid decision disasters and maximize success, so any feedback you can provide on this content - or anything else - will help me serve your needs better.

Decisively Yours,

Gleb

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