ReTHINK : Power of decision

Decision was the source of John F. Kennedy's power as he faced off Nikita Khrushchev during the tense Cuban Missile Crisis and averted World War III. Decision was the source of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s power as he gave voice so eloquently to the frustrations and aspirations of a people who would nolonger be denied, and forced the world to take notice. Decision was the source of Donald Trump's meteoric rise to the top of the financial world, and...

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Business Killing Acronym

Not Invented Here is a common organizational syndrome:  If my company — or I — didn’t think of it, it must be worthless.  (A close cousin to NIH is IHBLR, Invented Here But Let’s Reinvent It Anyway.)  Individuals also fall prey to NIH.  Everyone has worked for a boss who hated any idea we proposed unless we found ways to make him think it was his idea.NIH can affect anyone:  Supervisors, managers, and especially executives and business owners — because the root of all NIH evil is ego.  The higher you rise, the greater...

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