How to lead and make decisions when you have no map. Confidence without Certainty with Dr Brooke Struck.

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Theme: Decision-making, leadership, behavioral science & leading change through uncertain times

🔍 What you’ll learn from this episode

Why most organizations fail at evidence‑based decision-making — the difference between gathering data to justify an outcome versus following a robust method without attachment to conclusions. (Discovery VS Confirmation Bias)
The paradox of positive outcomes — how positive results can mislead us just as much as failures, and why leaders need to focus on process quality instead of just the results
What real confidence in leadership looks like today — the power to say “I don’t know,” create safe guardrails, and delegate decisions while rewarding rigor over having answers
Why culture must be embedded in systems, not slogans — how leaders can model uncertainty, incentivize behavioral habits, and build structures that align every function with strategy
How to operationalize feedback loops — creating transparent, actionable cycles of signal gathering, reflection, course correction, and escalation from frontline teams to leadership
Strategic thinking recalibrated for accelerated change and AI — moving from annual planning to continuous, small‑batch strategic change; scenario thinking to build resilience and adaptiveness
Where behavioral science and leadership intersect — using both to redesign systems, clarify roles, and shift outcomes at scale

🧠 Why it matters

As AI accelerates disruption and uncertainty becomes routine, organizational decision-making, even more than technology, will define who succeeds or fails. This conversation equips leaders with the mindset, tools, and culture needed to lead through ambiguity, design better systems, and foster distributed decision-making that scales.

🎧 Who should listen

Executives steering transformation or digital/AI change
HR and strategy leaders trying to embed behavioral practices into their culture
Change agents looking for frameworks to link strategy, systems, and growth
Anyone curious about behavioral science, systems thinking, or leadership for the 21st century

📢 Next steps & resources

Explore Brooke’s work at Converge: convergehere.com - find details on strategy + culture transformation, the ACT framework, Brooke's keynotes and more.
Or reach out to Brooke directly at [email protected] to inquire about transformation facilitation, keynotes, or workshops.

If you’re ready to shift from process‑blind decisiveness to strategic clarity, to lead with confidence in uncertainty, and build cultures where change sticks and works - this episode is for you.

🎙️ Listen now, share with a leader who’s steering transformation - this one shifts how you think about change.

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Chapters

1. Introduction to Dr. Brooke Struck (00:00:00)

2. Evidence-Based Decision-Making Explained (00:06:29)

3. Confidence in Leadership During Uncertainty (00:16:18)

4. Why Systems Produce Consistent Results (00:27:07)

5. The Status Quo and Benefits of Change (00:34:42)

6. Delegating Decision-Making Effectively (00:43:15)

7. Strategic Planning in the AI Era (00:57:28)

8. Key Takeaways and Closing Thoughts (01:06:31)

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