Episode 295

The First Throat To Choke is Your Own

Takeaways

  • Use data to support decisions, not as the sole decision-maker
  • Take into account judgment, common sense, and contextual awareness
  • Data can be wrong and cannot understand human nature
  • Leaders should take accountability for their decisions
  • Do not use data as a scapegoat

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Chapter Markers:

00:00 - Introduction and Fantasy Football Draft Recap

01:18 - Take Responsibility for Decisions

03:13 - The Limitations of Data

06:05 - Data Cannot Understand Human Nature

07:37 - Taking Accountability for Decisions

09:28 - Leadership and Data

12:26 - Data Cannot Be the Throat to Choke

13:13 - Conclusion: Choke Yourself First

About the Podcast

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Travis Maus

Travis Maus is the Chief Executive Officer of S.E.E.D. Planning Group is a fee-only financial planning firm with over 30 employees and locations in New York and Tennessee.

He hosts Unleashing Leadership and co-hosts the award-winning Ditch the Suits Podcast. Ditch the Suits aim is to help listeners get the most from their money and lives.

He is passionate, unfiltered, and committed to building great businesses.