Winston Churchill
The Courage to Decide
Intro
From a young age, Winston Churchill was an independent thinker. As an excellent communicator, a bold risk-taker, and an opportunist, Winston Churchill is thought to be one of the most important Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom, and a leading force in the Allied victory in World War II. Churchill’s ability to make bold decisions and learn from his failures is a large part of what sets him apart as a historic leader. As Prime Minister, he understood the need to make forthright decisions that would not sit well with everyone but that he could predict would do the best for his country, and ultimately, the world. For this reason, Winston Churchill was a brave model of decision making.
I never worry about action, but only about inaction.
– Winston Churchill
About the Authors
Dan Pilat
Dan is a Co-Founder and Managing Director at The Decision Lab. He is a bestselling author of Intention - a book he wrote with Wiley on the mindful application of behavioral science in organizations. Dan has a background in organizational decision making, with a BComm in Decision & Information Systems from McGill University. He has worked on enterprise-level behavioral architecture at TD Securities and BMO Capital Markets, where he advised management on the implementation of systems processing billions of dollars per week. Driven by an appetite for the latest in technology, Dan created a course on business intelligence and lectured at McGill University, and has applied behavioral science to topics such as augmented and virtual reality.
Dr. Sekoul Krastev
Sekoul is a Co-Founder and Managing Director at The Decision Lab. He is a bestselling author of Intention - a book he wrote with Wiley on the mindful application of behavioral science in organizations. A decision scientist with a PhD in Decision Neuroscience from McGill University, Sekoul's work has been featured in peer-reviewed journals and has been presented at conferences around the world. Sekoul previously advised management on innovation and engagement strategy at The Boston Consulting Group as well as on online media strategy at Google. He has a deep interest in the applications of behavioral science to new technology and has published on these topics in places such as the Huffington Post and Strategy & Business.
