Every decision sits on top of a story.
Most leaders never notice the story they are using.

Klein’s work on macro-cognition shows that assumptions, not logic, drive many of our choices.
The story behind a decision often matters more than the data in front of it.

Many decisions fail because the story beneath them is incomplete.
Someone you trusted was less aligned than you assumed.
A risk you dismissed was quietly growing.

A simple weekly habit helps.
Write the story you were using for one important decision.
Then ask, what else could be true.

Test one assumption today. It might save a month of unpicking later.

If you want to go further we can extend this series into decision traps, group dynamics, or how to refresh your patterns.