Sidetracked

Expert Interview With Francesca Gino (32 minutes)

Francesca Gino is Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Negotiation, Organizations, and Markets Unit at Harvard Business School, and author of the book, "Sidetracked: Why Our Decisions Get Derailed and how we can Stick to the Plan."

In this 32-minute interview with Mind Tools' Rachel Salaman, she outlines what it takes to keep your plans on track, and how you can use nine principles to stop you getting sidetracked.

During this discussion, you'll learn:

• How you can stop your plans getting derailed.
• Nine princples that you can use to keep your plans and decisions on track.
• How internal and external forces affect your ability to stick to a plan.

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