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Some disagreements never get resolved because the people involved are not actually arguing about the same thing. In Part Two of The Thinking Advantage, I explore the hidden definitions, assumptions and value priorities beneath our conclusions and shows how to expose them before they distort a decision.

The Thinking Advantage is a five-part series about thinking more clearly, challenging assumptions and making better decisions in life, leadership and business.

Key Takeaways

• Many disagreements are really disagreements about definitions or assumptions.
• Abstract words can create the illusion that people agree when they do not.
• A reason only supports a conclusion if the assumptions connecting them hold.
• People can share the same values while ranking them differently in a specific situation.
• Understanding an opposing view does not require agreeing with it.
• Better conclusions are often conditional rather than absolute.

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Defensiveness can quietly destroy executive presence, leadership credibility and decision quality. In Episode 36 of The Executive Five, I examine what happens when CEOs and senior leaders become more focused on defending their position than understanding what is true. Learn how defensive leadership changes what people are willing to tell you, why confidence should never require certainty, and how staying open under challenge strengthens executive presence, strategic judgment and trust.

Key Takeaways

• Executive presence is tested most clearly when someone challenges you.
• Over-explaining can be a subtle form of defensiveness.
• Defensive leaders gradually train people to soften disagreement and withhold useful information.
• Confidence does not require certainty or refusing to change your mind.
• Strong leaders protect the quality of the decision, not their need to appear right.

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In this thought-provoking episode of 15 Minute Mondays, I explore the psychology of overconfidence and the Circle of Competence, a mental model that helps us recognise what we genuinely understand, where our knowledge ends, and when it's time to question our own judgement.

From relationships and personal decisions to finances and everyday advice, we examine why real expertise requires more than information, why intelligent people remain curious about what they don't know, and how honest feedback can prevent costly mistakes.

This episode gives you five practical tools for evaluating your abilities, challenging your assumptions, and developing the kind of self-awareness that improves your decisions.

Key Takeaways

• Why confidence and competence are often mistaken for one another.
• How to identify the boundaries of your own circle of competence.
• Why understanding opposing arguments is a useful test of your knowledge.
• How a decision journal reveals weaknesses in your judgement.
• Why honest feedback and continuous learning are essential to maintaining expertise.

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