Oliver Martin Insights
INSIGHTS ON DECISION-MAKING, INTELLIGENCE AND LEADERSHIP
Essays by Oliver Martin on responsible decisions, practical judgement, emotional intelligence and clear thinking under pressure.
Featured Essay
Decision-Making in Leadership
A practical essay on clear thinking, pressure and Oliver Martin's 4C Decision Check for better leadership decisions.
Emotional Intelligence in Leadership
How leaders read emotional signals, communicate with clarity and make better decisions when pressure changes the room.
Decision-Making Under Pressure
How priorities, urgency and strategic time shape judgement when everything appears important.
Intelligence and Judgement
Why intelligence needs perception, ethics and practical judgement to become useful in real decisions.
Analysis and Intuition
Why clear decision-making needs both evidence and intuition, and how to distinguish a signal from an assumption.
The Cassandra Syndrome
Why people ignore credible warnings, and what leaders can do before delayed action turns a signal into a crisis.
Kindness vs Niceness
Why kindness needs truth and boundaries, and how being too nice can weaken decisions and responsibility.