Stop Acting Based on Misunderstandings About What's Going on and Accomplish 20 Times More
Organizations are made less productive by false beliefs that have always rested on faulty evidence. Those false beliefs waste resources, time, and effort by focusing attention in unproductive and counter productive areas and activities.
Here's an example: For most organizations, good ideas are 20 times more likely to come from outside the organization than within. Yet most organizations assume that almost all good good ideas will come from within and focus time, attention, and resources accordingly. It's like trying to grow strawberries in the the shade; those sun-loving plants won't do well if you believe they prosper best in the shade.
The misunderstanding-of-the-facts stall (a bad habit that reduces results) is particularly harmful because some of your best people already realize that you are operating on faulty assumptions. Since actions based on those assumptions are folly, these key employees are losing faith in the future of the organization and the quality of its leadership. Soon, you may find recovery from your mistakes is made more challenging as your most talented people seek other opportunities.
Misleading Beliefs: The Danger of False Assumptions Abounds
How is a misunderstanding-of-the-facts stall different from a disbelief stall? A disbelief stall is based on something that was once true, but no longer is. A misunderstanding-of-the-facts stall is based on a perception of the situation that was never true. Here are some examples of harmful misconceptions:
About the Author:
Donald Mitchell is chairman of Mitchell and Company, a strategy and financial consulting firm in Weston, MA. He is coauthor of six books including The 2,000 Percent Squared Solution, The 2,000 Percent Solution, and The 2,000 Percent Solution Workbook. Free advice on accomplishing 20 times more is available to you by registering at
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