I am in the middle of reading BLINK. Absolutely brilliant - a real eye opener. It highlights the dangers of over analysis and just like tipping point which was Malcolm Gladwell’s previous contribution to the language of modern business I'm sure that the term thin-slicing will start to appear in lots of presentations in the very near future.

If you have ever had a hunch then you maybe surprised to discover that the decision you arrive at within 2 seconds is quite often more valid than the conclusions you reach after days of mulling something over. The style is conversational and the case studies are really enlightening especially the story of the war games played by the pentagon.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0141014598/qid=1142245397/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/202-9670953-0039023