{"id":5100,"date":"2026-07-29T08:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T06:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bymconsulting.se\/?p=5100"},"modified":"2026-06-09T14:30:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T12:30:59","slug":"vad-hander-i-kroppen-nar-vi-fattar-beslut-under-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bymconsulting.se\/en\/vad-hander-i-kroppen-nar-vi-fattar-beslut-under-press\/","title":{"rendered":"What happens when we make decisions under pressure?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ledarskap<\/a> inneb\u00e4r att fatta beslut. Ofta med ofullst\u00e4ndig information. Ibland under tidspress. Och i perioder \u2013 under m\u00e5nga slags p\u00e5frestningar samtidigt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is when it is hardest. And that is when it demands the most of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What the research says<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research in cognitive psychology and neuroscience consistently shows that stress affects our decision-making in several ways. We tend to seek confirmation of what we already believe \u2014 so-called confirmation bias. We narrow the number of options we evaluate. We weigh short-term consequences more heavily than long-term ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is not a sign of weakness. It is the brain\u2019s way of managing overload. But when we are aware of it \u2014 we can counter it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What this means in practice for leaders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you feel most certain about a decision under high pressure \u2014 that is the moment to pause and ask: is this genuine conviction, or is it the need to resolve the problem quickly that is driving it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A simple habit that tends to help: decide in advance how you make decisions when you are under pressure. What questions do you always ask? Who do you consult? What tells you that you need to slow down?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Self-awareness is a leadership tool<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I arbete med ledare \u2013 i coaching och i recruitment<\/a> \u2013 \u00e4r f\u00f6rm\u00e5gan att k\u00e4nna igen sina egna reaktioner under press en av de tydligaste mark\u00f6rerna f\u00f6r ledarskapsmognad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not about being unaffected. It is about having sufficient self-knowledge to adjust \u2014 when it is needed, and before things go too far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have thoughts, questions, or simply want to talk something through \u2014 feel free to get in touch. I am happy to have an initial conversation with no agenda.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Magdalena Hagstr\u00f6m St\u00e5hl
By M Consulting AB

Right person. Right place. Everything changes.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Under pressure, we make faster decisions. Not necessarily better ones. On how stress affects our decision-making \u2013 and what can be done about it.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ledarskap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bymconsulting.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bymconsulting.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bymconsulting.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bymconsulting.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bymconsulting.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5100"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bymconsulting.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5101,"href":"https:\/\/bymconsulting.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5100\/revisions\/5101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bymconsulting.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bymconsulting.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bymconsulting.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}