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1) What are some ideas as to why it is that capable managers sometimes make bad decisions?

2) What, if anything, can individual managers do to improve their decision-making skills?

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200 words of notes and a reference briefly discuss why capable managers sometimes make bad decisions and how they can enhance these skills.

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1. As you briefly identify why capable managers sometimes make bad decisions, I reflect on my own supervisory experiences. First, I feel that sometimes managers act too impulsively without fully assessing all options. Sometimes they tend to get a bit too confident in their ...

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