Decisive Intuition: Use Your Gut Instincts to Make Smart Business Decisions - Softcover

Snyder, Rick (Rick Snyder)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1632651475 ISBN 13: 9781632651471

Verlag: Career Press, 2019

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At last a practical guide on intuitive decision-making for anyone in the business world to get to the answer they need faster.

Intuition is the great differentiator in business. Listening to, trusting, and acting on your intuitive intelligence separates you from the pack as most people are not listening to theirs. Intuition is the one intangible skill that enables teams to function at a higher level and add more dimension and power to their ability to solve problems and grow. Yet the question that each business leader and manager struggles to answer is how do you train and develop intuitive thinking in a team to achieve the greatest result?

Decisive Intuition is for business leaders, managers, and employees who want answers to this question and are ready to accelerate their company culture.

• Practice this 6-step process for harnessing your intuitive intelligence with practical business applications.
• Hear how successful business leaders are integrating intuitive skills into their companies for cutting-edge results.
• Explore directional, social, and informational intuition and how you can apply them to different areas of your business for greater results.
• Learn about the 5 roadblocks to accessing your intuitive intelligence and how to overcome them.
• Discover the latest findings in neuroscience and techniques to access your intuitive, subconscious mind for arriving at better decisions, faster.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Rick Snyder is the CEO of Invisible Edge™, an international consulting company that serves as trusted advisors, mentors, and strategic partners for forward-thinking executives and companies. Snyder combines his MA in psychology with his business experience to advance intuitive intelligence and skills into his clients’ business plans and company culture. His breakthrough strategies have been implemented by executives and businesses in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas, and he brings a global perspective to his teachings. Snyder currently resides in Monte Sereno, California. For more information visit decisive-intuition.com or invisible-edgellc.com.

Rick Snyder is the CEO of Invisible Edge', an international consulting company that serves as trusted advisors, mentors, and strategic partners for forward-thinking executives and companies. Snyder combines his MA in psychology with his business experience to advance intuitive intelligence and skills into his clients' business plans and company culture. His breakthrough strategies have been implemented by executives and businesses in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas, and he brings a global perspective to his teachings. Snyder currently resides in Monte Sereno, California. For more information visit decisive-intuition.com or invisible-edgellc.com.

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Decisive Intuition

Use Your Gut Instincts to Make Smart Business Decisions

By Rick Snyder

Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC

Copyright © 2019 Rick Snyder
All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-1-63265-147-1

Contents

Introduction, 
Chapter 1 Intuition Demystified, 
Chapter 2 The Five Obstacles to Intuition, 
Chapter 3 You Don't Find Your Intuition; Your Intuition Finds You, 
Chapter 4 Slowing Down Is an Action Step, 
Chapter 5 Befriend Your Inner Critic, 
Chapter 6 Your Body Is Wiser than Your Mind, 
Chapter 7 Ask for Guidance, 
Chapter 8 Act on Your Inner Intelligence, 
Chapter 9 Make Your Company Culture Smarter, 
Notes, 
Acknowledgments, 
Index, 
About the Author, 

CHAPTER 1

Intuition Demystified

It is through science that we prove, hut through intuition that we discover.

— Henri Poincare

Nelia Joubert was sweating under her sheets, but she didn't know exactly why. Her company had just landed a dream gig: a huge wedding for the nephew of South Africa's president, Jacob Zuma. Things were in motion, seemingly going great, and yet she was tossing and turning all night and couldn't shake the feeling that something felt "off."

Nelia and her business partner, Zane Carim, joined forces a couple of years earlier to form White Rabbit Productions, an event production and management company in Johannesburg, South Africa. Their company produces a wide range of events, including awards shows, corporate events, custom parties, and weddings in South Africa and beyond. They were elated when one of their suppliers referred them to Zuma's representatives to help stage one of the most high-profile weddings in the country.

All hands were on deck as they worked around the clock to put together all of the details for the initial proposal. With a multi-million-dollar budget, they planned for more than 2,000 guests. The event was also going to be covered by the major media networks.

This event was the opportunity that Nelia and Zane had been dreaming of for their budding company — the opportunity to show the country and the world the White Rabbit way. In addition to providing great profit and making the company financially stable for the near future, it would enable them to showcase their unique flare for creativity, deliver a memorable experience for the wedding party and international guests, and make a splash in the industry. They were thrilled.

After initial talks with Zuma's representatives, they were tasked with handling the entire event's infrastructure. There were so many moving parts in coordinating the wedding, including celebrations in Swaziland and South Africa, and dealing with the multitude of vendors and suppliers. Everything was going smoothly, but Nelia couldn't shake the feeling in the pit of her stomach that something was off.

She decided to ignore the feeling because she and Zane were flying to Swaziland that afternoon to see the venue and put finishing touches on the final proposal so that they could move closer to the contract. She didn't want to share her doubts and fears with Zane and come off as a downer, especially since she had nothing concrete to point to. She convinced herself that she was just anxious and her concerns would be resolved after meeting with Zuma's representatives to gather information about the logistics.

Upon arrival, Nelia and Zane agreed that they were impressed by the natural beauty of the venue and had favorable initial impressions of everyone they met. Zuma's representatives must have been equally impressed because they told Nelia and Zane to come back with a final budget and they would make it happen. The project was going to be a three-week setup with no expense spared. White Rabbit had never thrown a party for someone with such deep pockets. Nelia was caught up in the moment. Her creative juices were flowing as she thought about what the White Rabbit team could accomplish. The artist in her was doing cartwheels. Hands were shaken and verbal agreements made.

They had no time to waste. As soon as they returned to Johannesburg, they paid deposits to the suppliers and set the wheels in motion. As a young business, White Rabbit didn't have a lot of money to front, but Nelia and Zane knew that this wasn't the time to hesitate. All of their experience culminated in that moment. They were ready.

Nelia was buzzing. This was the greatest opportunity of her life. It was what she and Zane had always wanted. But something inside her was still telling her to stop. And as much as she tried to push that nagging feeling down, it wouldn't go away. She had a sense that the event wasn't going to happen. Something wasn't right. Yet she had no direct evidence to support her intuition. She wanted to share her feeling with Zane, but she hesitated.

What would her business partner say? Would he chalk it up to pressure from such a big opportunity getting to her? Would he give any credence to her feeling? She wondered whether she might be second-guessing herself.

After another sleepless night of being tormented by her internal radar, Nelia knew that Zane wouldn't take her feeling seriously unless she took it seriously first. She remembered the time they hired a new project manager. Although his resume seemed perfect, she knew he wasn't the right fit. Yet, she let the urgency of the moment override her inner knowing. Soon enough, he was volatile with staff and rude to clients, and eventually stormed off the job. She now thought of several instances, such as when she and Zane chose the wrong accountant or promised a too-ambitious deadline, when she had an inner sense that turned out to be dead-on.

In the next few days, they received mixed signals. Some of Zuma's representatives said they would sign and pay money now, but others said they would sign and pay later. Too many different stories of the vision for the wedding and how it was going to be financed were floating around. There was a growing feeling of chaos smoothed over with smiles and conversation.

White Rabbit was on the verge of paying another round of deposits to suppliers and vendors. Nelia was feeling increasingly uneasy about the situation, and she knew she had to say something. Finally, she pulled Zane aside and said, "I don't feel comfortable with this. I've had this growing sense in my belly, for weeks now, that something just isn't right, that this event won't happen, and we'll put our business in jeopardy if we keep fronting more money for deposits. I know what's at stake here. I want this more than anything, but this feeling won't go away. In fact, it keeps getting stronger."

Zane was startled at first. And then he became angry. They had a heated exchange. Although Zane agreed that Zuma's representatives had waffled in their commitments, he said that he and Nelia should give them the benefit of a doubt. This project was the break they'd been looking for. He chalked up her fears to a case of cold feet.

But Nelia took a stand. She dug in deeper to what she had been feeling. She had nothing to lose in sharing her truth, even in the face of someone who didn't have the same intuitive sense. Although Zanes points were logical, she didn't budge.

Finally, Zane seemed to feel — or at least appreciate — her inner conviction. After some more back and forth, something shifted in the argument and Zane pivoted. He took a deep breath, looked at her, and said, "Hey, you've been right in the past. So, if you're feeling that strongly about it, let's walk away from it." He stood by Nelia's...

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Career Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1632651475
• ISBN 13: 9781632651471
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 256
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