Making Decisions

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Winning takes many forms. This engaging sports book delves into leadership, judgment, and decision-making, rooted in the theory that guided Ed Smith in leading England cricket to success. It poses essential questions: How do you identify missed opportunities? How can you turn a team's performance around? How do you make sound decisions amid overwhelming information? As chief selector for the England cricket team, Smith implemented innovative methods for team building, achieving an impressive average of 7 wins in every 10 completed matches during his three-year tenure. The book reveals Smith's unique approach to finding success in a rapidly changing, data-driven world. He argues that the best decisions emerge from a blend of algorithms and intuition, emphasizing that data alone cannot account for everything; it must be complemented by human insight. Sharing tools he introduced as England selector, Smith captures the immediacy of high-stakes decision-making while exploring frameworks from sports, business, and the arts. He presents decision-making as a creative process rather than a simplistic system, offering an invaluable guide for anyone seeking a better framework for developing, explaining, and implementing new ideas.