Analysis Paralysis Isn’t the Problem. A Bias to Action Is

What if the problem at work isn’t analysis paralysis, but a rush to act before we understand what’s wrong?

Rob Briner joins Cathal Quinlan to challenge familiar assumptions about management, culture and performance. Thinking and analysis deserve to count as work, he argues, and rolling out another programme isn’t necessarily progress.

In this episode, we explore:

When asking for more data becomes a way to avoid making a decision How to give evidence-gathering time while setting a decision deadline Why wellbeing initiatives can miss the real workload problem What we overlook when we talk about changing culture How a zero-complaints target discouraged people from recording complaints What useful performance feedback needs beyond praise

Plus, why the unused juicer in your cupboard is a useful analogy for workplace solutions bought before the problem is clear.

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