The Influence Journal

Tag: self-improvement

  • The Psychology of Decision-Making: How Great Leaders Avoid Cognitive Bias

    Cognitive biases in leadership can quietly sabotage your decisions.

    In this guide, we explore the psychology of decision-making and show how exceptional leaders overcome bias using proven strategies, real-world examples, and practical frameworks for making better choices.

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  • Your Workplace Is Designed to Distract

    How Modern Offices Sabotage Deep Work and Productivity

    Modern offices are optimized for availability—not focus. Learn how distraction culture, meetings, and digital noise sabotage deep work and drain your team’s productivity.


    Despite all the language about “focus,” “strategy,” and “performance,” most office environments today—both physical and digital—are optimized for availability, not effectiveness. Whether you’re surrounded by the noise of an open office or buried under Slack messages, calendar pings, and meetings about meetings, the result is the same: distraction has become the default. Deep work has become a luxury.

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