Decision-Making

“Stop agreeing with me.” How to use AI as a real thinking partner

By Wendy McManus / April 16, 2026

You’re probably getting the message from every direction: use AI. Use it for strategy. Use it for communication. Use it to think through your toughest decisions. The pressure is real. And honestly? So is the potential. But here’s the thing nobody is talking about: the way most of us default to using AI doesn’t make…

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“I Should Have Seen This Coming.” There’s a Tool for That.

By Wendy McManus / April 2, 2026

Does this story ring any bells for you? Tony* came to me after a reorganization that had gone sideways in almost every direction. The intention behind it was sound. His sales and marketing teams were operating in silos — not coordinating, not communicating, and sometimes working at cross-purposes without even realizing it. Something had to…

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Why We Give Friends Better Advice

By Wendy McManus / March 20, 2026

Your best friend is sitting across from you, sipping a coffee. They’re stuck. They have a difficult decision to make, and don’t know what to do. So they ask you for advice. What do you do? Most likely, you’ve been waiting for them to ask. You’ve got all kinds of opinions to share. You’ve probably…

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Take Off the Bias Blindfold To Make Better Decisions

By Wendy McManus / February 27, 2026

We’ve all done it: Made a decision that seemed like the best choice at the time, only to watch things go wayyyy off the rails. You start to get that sinking feeling in your stomach, that tightness in your shoulders, that inner critic yelling in your ear. You wonder, “What could I have done differently?”…

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All Decisions are NOT Equal

By Wendy McManus / February 13, 2026

How many hours did you spend making decisions this week!? And don’t  just count the hours at work!  Be sure to count the time you spent making dinner while distracted, or prepping for a meeting while thinking of a separate problem, or spending time with your family while comparing scenarios in the back of your…

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