" Everybody is aware of the classic—and revered—image of the hardheaded decision maker, who cuts through nonessentials and goes after cold facts. But researcher

" Everybody is aware of the classic—and revered—image of the hardheaded decision maker, who cuts through nonessentials and goes after cold facts. But researchers are finding the truth is much more complex: The best leaders seem to lean on their emotions much more than logic. " Did anybody read Kahnemann: Thinking fast and Slow? Kahnemann shows how easy it is to trick our emotions and opts for cool reasoning and statical thinking. He proves that this leads to better decisions compared to allowing emotions to help in decision making. This is especially true in pressure situations. He won the Nobel Prize for this research. That said, the key topic of the article (stress and deadlines lead to bad decisions) chimes in fine with Kahnemanns results. Emotions may help talking with the team, but certainly not with making the best decisions.