A Poker Champion Explains Why You Make Bad Business Decisions — forbes.com

Do you feel like a genius when your company is on a roll? And make all sorts of excuses when you’re struggling? If so, Annie Duke would like a word with you. I recently met Duke, whom you may know as the highest-earning female poker player in history. But you might not know that she pursued a Ph.D. in psychology at the University of Pennsylvania prior to her poker career. And that she has acute observations about executive decision-making, which like poker requires doing the right thing in high-stakes situations with imperfect information.

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