Spot on: Why Extraordinary Leaders Make Consistently Good Decisions

by Richard A. Davis

Good judgment is a highly sought-after asset, and in some companies it is a coveted strategic advantage. At a time when the speed of change is increasing and old models don't apply, the organization whose leadership demonstrates good judgment will win in the marketplace. The topic of judgment is of increasing interest in the marketplace. As the business, political, and leadership landscapes shift, we are witnessing in real-time the effects of good and bad judgment, and how our future depends on making the right calls.



Following his popular book, The Intangibles of Leadership: The 10 Qualities of Superior Executive Performance (Jossey-Bass, 2010), Dr. Richard Davis turns his attention to this critical intangible of leadership--judgment and decision-making--and the impact it has on our daily life and work. Leaders face constant decisions: about people, about businesses, about strategy. Every one of these decisions is vital to success, and so many things can go wrong in the process of making them. Some people just seem to be able to consistently make the right calls and others seem to consistently miss the mark. Is it possible to get better at staring decisions in the face, seeing them for what they are, deciding what's relevant and what isn't, and making reliably good calls?

272 pages, Hardcover

First published March 23, 2015