Most leaders believe they are making data-driven decisions, yet under pressure many are still reacting on instinct with better dashboards layered on top. What changes when leaders stop responding to problems and start choosing real options?

Maartje van Krieken speaks with Nissim Titan, CEO and founder of 4Cast, about how AI decision-making can bring clarity in moments of uncertainty. Their conversation explores why more data does not automatically lead to better decisions and how decision intelligence helps leaders frame choices, understand trade-offs, and connect daily decisions to long-term outcomes.

Drawing from examples in emergency management and critical infrastructure, Nissim shows how running multiple scenarios can expose blind spots and reduce human bias. The result is stronger business resilience, not through automation, but through better options, clearer risks, and faster learning under pressure.

This episode invites leaders to reflect on a simple question: when disruption is constant, are your decisions helping you react, or helping you adapt?

Episode Breakdown:

00:00 Why Most Leaders Are Not Truly Data Driven

02:06 What Decision Intelligence Means for Modern Leadership

04:02 Moving From Problems to Real Decision Options

06:16 Why More Data Often Leads to Worse Decisions

09:51 How AI Reduces Bias and Reveals Better Scenarios

12:01 AI Agents and Human Judgment in High Pressure Decisions

17:57 Using Scenario Planning to Build Business Resilience

19:53 Making Better Decisions Under Real Time Pressure

23:46 Decision Mapping, Fine Tuning, and Organizational Learning

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Nissim Titan is the CEO and founder of 4Cast, a Decision Intelligence company that helps organizations make smarter, faster, and more transparent decisions through AI. With more than 20 years of experience building AI-driven platforms, he has worked across defense, homeland security, government agencies, energy, and utilities. He holds degrees in Industrial Management and Engineering along with a B.Arch from Tel Aviv University, bringing a strong analytical and systems-based foundation to his work in decision intelligence.

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Host Maartje van Krieken is a crisis strategist and decision-making expert who thrives in high-stakes business environments. Combining disaster management training, hands-on experience in global industries, and leadership skills honed as a seasoned sailor, she helps businesses navigate chaos with precision. Whether tackling transformation, scaling challenges, or leadership bottlenecks, Maartje delivers actionable insights to turn turbulence into traction.

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Disruption does not have to break trust when leaders respond with clarity, care, and honesty during uncertainty.

Maartje van Krieken sits down with Kim Bohr, President and COO at SparkEffect, to explore how trust in disruption can either erode or strengthen based on leadership transparency and the choices leaders make under pressure. Kim shares insights from her research that connect trust directly to retention, reputation, and performance, while also unpacking how modern disruptors like AI and rapid organizational change shape trust inside organizations.

This episode examines why organizational resilience grows through curiosity, empathy, and consistent communication rather than perfection. It shows how leaders can turn moments of disruption into opportunities to strengthen trust and build more resilient organizations.

Episode Breakdown:

00:00 Trust In Disruption And Modern Leadership

03:36 Measuring Trust As A Strategic Business Asset

06:18 Technology, AI, And Leadership Transparency

09:35 Trust Dividends And Leading Through Micro Disruptions

11:59 Empathy, Imperfection, And Human Leadership

16:55 Warning Signs Of Trust Breakdown In Fast Growth Teams

22:29 Leadership Transitions And Organizational Resilience

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Kim Bohr is the President & Chief Operating Officer at SparkEffect, where she leads the firm in helping executive teams navigate disruption without fracturing trust. With over 25 years of cross-functional leadership experience, Kim advises leaders on aligning strategy with human-centered practices that drive performance. Her approach centers around SparkEffect Trust Elasticity™, a well-researched framework designed to evaluate and fortify trust during periods of change, whether it be AI integration, leadership turnover, or restructuring.

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Host Maartje van Krieken is a crisis strategist and decision-making expert who thrives in high-stakes business environments. Combining disaster management training, hands-on experience in global industries, and leadership skills honed as a seasoned sailor, she helps businesses navigate chaos with precision. Whether tackling transformation, scaling challenges, or leadership bottlenecks, Maartje delivers actionable insights to turn turbulence into traction.

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Most businesses do not break in a single moment. Pressure builds quietly, decisions get heavier, and strategic focus starts to slip long before a crisis forces attention.

In this milestone 75th episode of The Business Emergency Room, Maartje van Krieken reflects on why organizations reach a breaking point and what leaders can do earlier to change the outcome. Drawing on her experience in disaster management and strategic decision making, she explores how business resilience is built by recognizing small issues before they compound and by responding more effectively to uncertainty and overload.

Maartje offers decision-making tools to help leaders regain momentum, including a simple framework to break decision paralysis and restore forward movement. She also shares habits that protect time, energy, and clarity, along with guidance on sharpening strategic focus so teams can reduce noise and concentrate on what truly drives value.

This episode is a thoughtful reset for leaders who want to lead more proactively, strengthen resilience, and enter the next season with clearer direction and better decisions.

Episode Breakdown:

00:00 Why the Business Emergency Room Exists

02:33 The Plaque Buildup That Breaks Businesses

05:33 What Business Resilience Really Requires

12:18 Decision Defibrillator: A Tool to Break Decision Paralysis

15:06 Cancel Three Things to Reclaim Time and Energy

18:26 Using Outside Eyes to Reveal Blind Spots

24:46 Strategic Focus as the Foundation for Momentum

29:34 Leading Forward With Clarity and Momentum

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Host Maartje van Krieken is a crisis strategist and decision-making expert who thrives in high-stakes business environments. Combining disaster management training, hands-on experience in global industries, and leadership skills honed as a seasoned sailor, she helps businesses navigate chaos with precision. Whether tackling transformation, scaling challenges, or leadership bottlenecks, Maartje delivers actionable insights to turn turbulence into traction.

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