Through engaging, real-world examples, Richard Davis offers expert and seasoned advice on how to become a successful leader, including some very specific tips and strategies on how to be the most effective version of yourself. His proven insights will be helpful for anyone—in any industry—looking to elevate their game.” — Adam Silver, NBA Commissioner
“Good Judgment is an instantly engaging, well-written and important book about the value of having insight into others. Richard Davis articulates why it matters, the science behind it, and how to actually develop it. Read this book if you want to make good decisions about people.” — Amy C. Edmondson, Professor of Leadership, Harvard Business School; Author of Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well
"This excellent book gives you an insider’s view of some of the skills psychologists use to have good judgment about people. Good Judgment is filled with valuable tools to gain insight into the unique personalities of people and help you make better decisions as a result—at work and well beyond!" — Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman, Author of Transcend and Host of The Psychology Podcast
“No CEO will succeed without the right team around them. In Good Judgment, Richard provides leaders with additional tools to better understand the people they hire, develop, and work with. A provocative and practical blueprint for how to look inside the minds of others to forge meaningful, trusted, and long-lasting relationships.” — Constantine Alexandrakis, President and CEO, Russell Reynolds Associates
"A critical book that will forever change your understanding of leaders and their social skills. Richard Davis has done a brilliant job bringing the theory to practice, to clearly illustrate the critical value of good judgment in leaders" — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, PhD, Professor of Business Psychology at Columbia University and Chief Innovation Officer at ManpowerGroup
"Good Judgment is an invaluable resource for leaders, as well as those who coach and support them. Clear-eyed and insightful, it creates a mechanism for understanding what makes people tick and, more importantly, how they might work better. If you lead people, or even if you work with them, you need to read this book." — Jerry Colonna, author of Reunion: Leadership and the Longing to Belong