🎯 The Three Stages of Decision Making
Effective leadership and decision-making involve three crucial stages:
- Pregame - preparation and warming up
- The actual game - implementation
- Postgame - reflection and postmortem
This relates to the military's OODA Loop framework:
- Observe
- Orient
- Decide
- Act
Tighter loops = more rapid iterations and better performance
Like Olympic athletes who train for years for seconds of performance, the difference between success and failure often comes down to mental preparation rather than just physical capabilities.
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