Training managers in applying intuition to decision making
- 2012
- p.27-33.
- Apr-Jun
Managers today are facing an increasingly challenging work and business environment. Future uncertainties, competitive survival, networking and communications all place heavy demands on managerial decision making. Further, managers frequently face decisions involving equally balanced outcomes and information overload. Intuition is an appropriate tool for cutting through such complexity and places issues in perspective. Combined with analytical thinking, intuition can reveal optimal outcomes for business application. Accepting and practicing intuition can develop its accuracy levels for reliable use. After describing the concept of intuition briefly, this article discusses the relevance of intuitive decision making in business and finally, discusses how managers can be trained in intuitive thinking through meditation, activities and organizational support. - Reproduced.