When Trusting Your Gut Can Get You in Trouble

11.14.18

An Interview with Don Moore

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When was the last time you relied on your gut to make an important decision? Turns out, overconfidence can be a big problem in organizations.

As a professor of Management of Organizations at the Haas School of Business, Don Moore knows why. He studies human confidence—specifically overconfidence—and is an advocate for using evidence to overcome bias. BetterUp sat down with Moore to discuss the trouble with overconfidence, how to hire diverse talent, and why evidence-based HR is so important.

To read the interview with Don Moore, visit BetterUp

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