{"product_id":"beyond-the-hard-call-seo-yun-kim-9798249348915","title":"Beyond the Hard Call: Decision-Making, Dissected","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe make thousands of decisions every day. Most are mundane. Some change everything. And we're terrible at almost all of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond the Hard Call\u003c\/i\u003e digs into the science and psychology of decision-making-not to give you a five-step formula for success (there isn't one), but to help you understand why smart people make catastrophically bad choices, why groups are often dumber than individuals, and why your gut instinct is both more powerful and more dangerous than you think.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on insights from Great Courses lectures by decision-making experts, essayist Seo Yun Kim examines the cognitive traps, institutional failures, and cultural myths that sabotage our judgment. She's not interested in self-help platitudes. She's interested in \u003ci\u003ewhy\u003c\/i\u003e we keep stepping on the same rakes, and what we can actually do about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside these 10 chapters: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Leadership Myth\u003c\/b\u003e - Great leaders aren't born; they're just lucky (mostly)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCognitive Biases\u003c\/b\u003e - The mental shortcuts that lead us astray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIntuition vs Analysis\u003c\/b\u003e - When to trust your gut, and when to ignore it completely\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Wisdom of Crowds\u003c\/b\u003e - Why groups are smarter than experts (sometimes)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGroupthink\u003c\/b\u003e - And why they're also catastrophically dumb (more often)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCreativity and Innovation\u003c\/b\u003e - What actually sparks breakthroughs (hint: not brainstorming)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProcedural Justice\u003c\/b\u003e - How process matters as much as outcome\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInstitutional Failure\u003c\/b\u003e - When systems designed to help end up hurting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAmbiguous Threats\u003c\/b\u003e - Decision-making when you don't have all the facts (spoiler: you never do)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProblem-Finding\u003c\/b\u003e - The art of asking the right questions in the first place\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you've taken Michael Roberto's courses on decision-making or explored the psychology of judgment through Wondrium, you've seen the research. Now see what happens when someone argues with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for Great Courses fans who want their nonfiction sharp, skeptical, and refreshingly free of corporate buzzwords.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Seo Yun Kim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798249348915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.35d","brand":"Seo Yun Kim","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997498585343,"sku":"9798249348915","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-the-hard-call-seo-yun-kim-9798249348915","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}