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Emotions influence decision-making

Emotions influence decision-making

Listening to your gut or "just doing what feels right" may not be the best way to make a decision.

According to a series of studies where managers tried to detect an interviewee's emotions, they were able to assess the situation more accurately when they thought systematically than when they just relied on intuition.

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