Daniel “Danny” Kahneman died on March 27. His legacy, intertwined with Amos Tversky upset the thinking of how we make decisions in reality, and applied, if not, coined the concepts of unconscious and cognitive bias represented by System One thinking.

He left us with many lessons that organizations and leaders remain challenged by. Among them are seeking reality, a more complete version of the Stockdale Paradox. Another, is meaningfully engage in System 2 thinking, which is essentially avoiding making decisions by looking reactively in the rearview mirror.

I believe strongly that leadership success at the highest level is determined by decision quality, and making fewer, better decisions. Kahneman is essential in application to be a successful leader. Fantastic reading is The Undoing Project that tells the compelling story of his partnership with Tversky