The Art of Deciding

Sir Brad Fried - former chair of the Bank of England

When he was a young, bored accountant in Cape Town, Brad Fried decided to ring up Jim Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank to get some career advice. He figured - what’s the worst that could happen? Brad went on to chair the board of the Bank of England as well as Investec and Goldman Sachs. Hear how his 'art of deciding' is all about ‘the counterfactual’. Plus, discover his extraordinary insight into the power of silence when it comes to chairing committees - and how to avoid the deadening grip of groupthink.  Discover more about Bruce Whitfield here -<a href="https://www.brucewhitfield.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.brucewhitfield.com/</a> The Art of Deciding is produced by Podcart -<a href="https://www.podcart.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.podcart.co.uk/</a>Series Producer: Jayne Morgan Music: Brad O'Regan &amp; DJ Darkness -<a href="https://soundcloud.com/dj-d-rkn3ss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://soundcloud.com/dj-d-rkn3ss</a>Artwork: Adam Richardson -<a href="https://www.podcastcoverart.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.podcastcoverart.co.uk/</a>Audio engineer: Mark Pittam Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The internet tells us we make 35 000 decisions every day. To increase our chances of making the right ones, The Art of Deciding asks people who make big decisions to reveal a little of how they do it. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.