The nutshell briefing rule is a quick and easy approach to decision making that can sometimes save time and effort in arriving at adequate judgments; however, reliance on such rules more often results in judgmental errors and can create grossly misleading expectations about a chosen course of action.1
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1 Janis, Irving L. Crucial Decisions: Leadership in Policymaking and Crisis Management. The Free Press, 1989.
