This concern about the Bush Administration's approach to decision-making is heightened by several previous actions -- actions that suggest a pattern of behavior of which the non-summit idea appears to be but the most recent example.

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Additionally, women leaders are more likely than their male peers to demonstrate types of leadership behavior that improve corporate organizational performance, including participative decision-making, role modeling, inspiration, expectations and rewards, and mentoring (p. 7).

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Both Singh and Jablow noticed that conversations inside and outside the classroom were increasingly veering toward questions of ethical mismanagement, risky and unsustainable behavior and short-term decision making, often leading to lengthy debates on responsible business practices.

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Its effects are mainly neurobehavioral, including poor decision-making, impaired memory, erratic behavior, use of drugs and alcohol, depression and suicide.

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You get better decision-making and you get less herd behavior and both of those things hit your bottom line with very positive results.

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All of which heightens the need for parents to teach and model strong decision-making behavior to their younger children, who are becoming vulnerable to such pressures at ever-earlier ages.

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