Inappropriate Attachments: How to Avoid Letting Personal Attachments Lead Decision Making Astray

By: Sydney Finkelstein and Jo Whitehead and Andrew Campbell

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Synopsis: Personal attachments surround us and can have a major role in any decision, sometimes to our extreme detriment. Attachments are very important to consider. They bring meaning and joy to our lives--they include attachments to our friends and families, to communities, to places, and even to objects that have taken on significance for us. It would be virtually impossible not to be affected by these attachments as we make decisions, but, under certain circumstances, they can cause us to make flawed decisions. In this chapter, the authors demonstrate how attachments can influence decisions and how to identify when our attachments are inappropriate and might significantly distort our decisions. This chapter was originally published as chapter 8 of "Think Again: Why Good Leaders Make Bad Decisions and How to Keep It From Happening to You."