"Want to avoid business disasters, whether minor mishaps such as excessive team conflict or major calamities that threaten bankruptcy or doom a promising career? Fortunately, behavioral economics studies show that such disasters are preventable. They stem from poor decisions due to our faulty mental patterns-what scholars call cognitive biases. Unfortunately, the typical advice for business leaders to go with their guts plays into these cognitive biases and leads to disastrous decisions that devastate the bottom line. By combining practical case studies with cutting-edge research, this book will help you make the best decisions and prevent these business disasters"--

Dr. Gleb Tsipursky serves as the CEO of the boutique consulting firm Disaster Avoidance Experts, whose clients range from Fortune 500 companies to mid-size businesses and nonprofits. Tsipursky's expertise stems from 20 years of consulting, coaching, and speaking across three continents. He lives in Columbus, Ohio.