Sept. 9, 2010


Description

Evolution has prepared human beings very poorly for making decisions in an uncertain business environment.  Humans – and some other primates – are frequently illogical when comparing economic alternatives.  How a problem is framed can make a huge difference in the decisions people make, even when the economic outcomes are identical.  Most people are risk-averse when considering potential gains, but risk-seeking when faced with potential losses (the “double-or-nothing” effect), leading to sub-optimal portfolios of assets and projects. 
 
Decisions often set off a conflict between the region of one’s brain that deals with logical reasoning and a more visceral, emotional region – but when the emotional part is incapcitated, we become horribly indecisive.    There is no magic formula for overcoming these weaknesses, but being aware of them is a necessary first step.  This presentation is a brief tour of human psychological weaknesses when making decisions in the face of uncertainty – and the implications for managers and employees.
 
 
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Featured Speakers

Speaker: PATRICK LEACH
Speaker PATRICK LEACH


DECISION STRATEGIES


 

 

Patrick Leach has thirty years of experience in the energy industry, primarily in upstream oil & gas.  He is a Principal with Decision Strategies, Inc., a leading management consulting firm in that industry.  Mr. Leach has also been an independent consultant and …


DECISION STRATEGIES



 


 


Patrick Leach has thirty years of experience in the energy industry, primarily in upstream oil & gas.  He is a Principal with Decision Strategies, Inc., a leading management consulting firm in that industry.  Mr. Leach has also been an independent consultant and worked for Texaco as a geophysicist, partner & government coordinator, and portfolio manager.  He has lived and worked all over the world, from New Orleans to Sumatra to Aberdeen.  Mr. Leach is the author of Why Can't You Just Give Me the Number? - An executive's guide to using probabilistic thinking to manage risk and to make better decisions.


 


Mr. Leach has a B. S. degree from the University of Rochester and an MBA from the University of Houston.  He is a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the Decision Analysis Affinity Group, and INFORMS.


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Organizer

Barry Faulkner


Date and Time

Thu, Sept. 9, 2010

11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
(GMT-0500) US/Central

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Location

PETROLEUM CLUB OF HOUSTON

800 BELL STREET
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002
USA