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Sometimes it's not what you do — it's what you don't do. In this episode, Jeff Matlow unpacks omission bias: that false belief that inaction is safer than action, even when it is just as damaging.
Here are a few tidbits you'll learn in this episode:
✅ How omission bias appears in your life
✅ How avoiding decisions will erode your leadership
✅ What great leaders do when fear of mistakes creeps in
Doing nothing is still a choice. Make sure it's the right one.
🎧 Go on, hit play and stop letting inaction call the shots.
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Show Notes
[00:00] Introduction
[01:50] Big Promotion at Work
[03:45] The Morality Of Omission Bias
[05:16] The Bias In Your Life
[06:39] The Downside Of Omission Bias
[07:32] The Leadership Lesson In Omission