Award-winning researcher and educator Dr. Bidhan L. Parmar wants to help you make better decisions. In his game-changing guide to navigating doubt in the corporate world, he exemplifies how uncertainty can be a superpower rather than a shortcoming. Radical Doubt hits shelves on August 26. Here’s what to know before picking up your copy!
Introducing Dr. Bidhan L. Parmar
Dr. Bidhan L. Parmar is the Associate Dean for Faculty Development and the Shannon G. Smith Bicentennial Professor of Business Administration at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, where he teaches courses on creative and critical thinking, collaboration, and business ethics. In 2014, he was named one of the top 40 business school professors under 40 by Poets&Quants. He is also a fellow at the Olsson Center for Applied Ethics and the Co-Director of the Darden Experiential Leadership Development Lab. His award-winning research, which focuses on how managers can create value for stakeholders through empowered decision-making, has been published in the Journal of Business Ethics, Psychological Science, Business & Society, and other leading journals. Parmar lives with his wife and daughters in Charlottesville.
About Radical Doubt
Radical Doubt will help you train your perception, thinking, feeling, and free will like muscles at the gym, supporting you to become the leader, thinker, and person you want to be.
— Dr. Bidhan L. Parmar, Radical Doubt
Radical Doubt: Turning Uncertainty into Surefire Success by Dr. Bidhan L. Parmar offers a breakthrough scientific perspective on transforming doubt into a powerful decision-making tool.
Informed by revelatory research in psychology, neuroscience, and moral philosophy, Parmar’s novel approach to problem-solving aims to help business professionals become more competent and confident in their decision-making abilities. In this essential guide for organizational leaders and managers at all levels, he provides a comprehensive framework for addressing complex problems, creating flexible strategies, and using doubt as a springboard for growth. In the corporate world, relationship building, resource management, and conflict resolution capabilities are strong determinants of success. With Radical Doubt’s decision-making toolkit, you’ll learn to unlock your full potential and channel uncertainty into a superpower for effective leadership and critical thinking.
What to Expect
In Radical Doubt, Dr. Bidhan L. Parmar equips readers with a well-rounded toolkit for decision-making, one that acknowledges the unavoidable presence of doubt rather than glossing over it. Through real-world examples, reflection questions, and useful figures, exercises, and checklists, Parmar illustrates how our biases, emotions, intuitions, and uncertainties should inform intentional decision-making. With his unique problem-solving approach, he redefines the way we look at uncertainty, presenting it as a catalyst for learning and growth rather than a roadblock to success:
Moments of uncertainty are inflection points where we can inadvertently squander time, money, and our stakeholders’ trust. Alternatively, we can capitalize on the considerable opportunity these choices provide to improve our organizations, strengthen our relationships, and become who we aspire to be.
— Dr. Bidhan L. Parmar, Radical Doubt
While his book primarily addresses how project managers, CEOs, and other business leaders can make the most of uncertainty, Parmar’s insights transcend the corporate landscape, revealing a broader application to our everyday lives. Doubt doesn’t just exist in the boardroom; it’s there every time we’re faced with a choice, whether pivotal or trivial. When making decisions, we rarely have easy answers to rely on. Thus, the only way to move forward is to take the next best step. Radical Doubt doesn’t offer definitive solutions. Instead, it imparts insights on resilience, curiosity, and adaptability — crucial competencies for coping with doubt. By training these decision-making muscles, we can build our tolerance for uncertainty and better understand the true impact of our choices:
When confronting moments of doubt, like ancient navigators at the edge of the known world, we stand at the precipice of what we know, equipped with our pixelated and incomplete maps, our scars, talismans, and the memories and dreams of those who came before us. Beyond the fog lie worlds and selves we have yet to create. What happens next will be shaped by each of our choices in unfamiliar terrain. And at the same time, the next step is uniquely and irreplaceably yours.
— Dr. Bidhan L. Parmar, Radical Doubt
Final Thoughts
Dr. Bidhan L. Parmar’s Radical Doubt revolutionizes the way we think about problem-solving, accounting for the anxieties that arise when confronted with complex problems and high-stakes choices. Parmar’s science-based strategy for cultivating confidence in the face of doubt demonstrates how perceived weaknesses can become our greatest strengths, empowering business leaders to embrace uncertainty in the decision-making process.
If you’re in the market for an actionable guide to leveling up your decision-making skills, Radical Doubt is a must-read! Purchase your copy today on Bookshop, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, or Amazon.
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