Do leaders tend to fall into a herd mentality to predict outcomes?

Michele Wucker (Author & CEO, Gray Rhino & Company)

Michelle Wucker explains why it is so important that leaders examine their decision-making processes, particularly when dealing with problems such as gray rhinos. She talks about the issue of cognitive biases and how if there is no diversity of opinion provided in decision making the instinct of the herd mentality can kick in and bad decisions can occur.

Michele Wucker

Michele Wucker is an author, commentator and policy analyst specializing in the world economy and crisis anticipation. Michele is a global thought leader with three decades of experience in media, finance, and non-profit management and content creation. She is the author of The Gray Rhino: How to Recognize and Act on the Obvious Dangers we Ignore.

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Michele Wucker

Michele Wucker

Michele Wucker is an author, commentator and policy analyst specializing in the world economy and crisis anticipation.

Michele is a global thought leader with three decades of experience in media, finance, and non-profit management and content creation. She is the author of The Gray Rhino: How to Recognize and Act on the Obvious Dangers we Ignore.

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Tracey Fitzpatrick

Tracey Fitzpatrick

Tracey is a Telly Award winning producer and reporter and has spent over a decade at Cablevision. She also has had stints at Time Warner’s NY1 News, and recently a financial news anchor with Market News Video.

Tracey is the recipient of several industry awards including, a Cable Ace Nominee, and is a three time Telly Award winning producer/reporter.

In addition, she writes for Examiner.com, an online news and entertainment site with a focus on fashion and fundraising, and also creates content for Wochit, an award-winning video creation platform.

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