Kairos MBA Masterclass·15:16

Bonus Section and Recap: Five Cognitive Biases and Three-Step Stakeholder Communication

Anand Menon Analytics trainer - heads strategy, special projects and international business at Wakefit; ex Flipkart (kids fashion P&L) and Sephora India; IIM Kozhikode

▶LMS lesson

The short version

Analysis only matters if it changes a decision, so psychology matters. Five biases with counters: confirmation (critique one campaign, not the whole approach), anchoring (open with agreed facts, not a contested market-share number), hindsight (record decisions and reasons), halo (objective criteria, unrelated reviewers), availability (one interview should not redesign the site) (0:00-0:12).
Three steps: set the objective and align stakeholders on day one; 'one foot in the door' - prove it on one month of data before scaling; build trust by publishing observations and agreeing data sources early. Recap: why first, silos, five steps, six cases, Excel - 'actionability is much more important than perfection' (0:13-0:17).

At a glance, three clicks deep

Skim here first: the closed row is the glance, open is the study card with the key points and timestamps, and the ↓ link drops to that concept's full write-up below.

01Five cognitive biases and how to work around themFive biases, five counters.›

Five biases, five counters.

Biases (0:03-0:12)

↓ Full write-up of this concept

02Three-step stakeholder communication, and the module recapAlign -> small proof -> shared sources.›

Align -> small proof -> shared sources.

Three steps (0:13-0:15)

Recap (0:15-0:17)

↓ Full write-up of this concept

The concepts in full

Five cognitive biases and how to work around them

Do not open the review with the market-share number everyone disputes. Start with what you agree on.

Confirmation bias (funding a channel for reach despite poor ROI): pick one specific campaign and ask what to improve rather than attacking the approach. Anchoring (a 60,000 crossed out to 30,000): avoid leading with a controversial figure; start from agreed facts. Hindsight ('I knew it' about stocks or hires): record decisions and reasons, keep the alternatives. Halo (a referred candidate, a top salesperson assumed a good leader): objective criteria, unrelated reviewers. Availability (one customer interview drives a redesign): avoid impulse, use overall statistics, seek other views.

Why it matters

The reasons a correct analysis still loses the room.

Three-step stakeholder communication, and the module recap

Prove it on one month of sales before you ask for the year.

1) Set the objective and align stakeholders from day one. 2) One foot in the door: demonstrate on a small sample before scaling. 3) Build trust and investment by publishing observations and agreeing data sources early, so correctness is not challenged at the end. Aim for win-win. Recap of the module: why-first, silos, the five-step solution, six case studies, Excel; 'actionability is much more important than perfection'.

Why it matters

Turns analysis into adoption.

This idea elsewhereclosesThe thesis from the introduction

Tools referenced

Tool	Coverage	Moment	Context
Microsoft Excel	explained		Subject of the lesson; nothing else demonstrated

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Extraction notes

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Transcript corrections applied

The transcript says	The trainer actually means
test case / SQ / SQL	SKU
GMB	GMV
average selling point	average selling price (ASP)
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