SEEING WITHIN

"The knowledge of yourself will preserve you from vanity."

Miguel de Cervantes 

17th century Spanish novelist, dramatist, poet

But first you must honestly know you.

Do you?

Out Of The Mouths Of . . .

"Truth comes from the mouths of fools and children."

George  Lichtenberg

18th century German scientist

Of course not all "truth" but unfortunately enough that everyone other than all fools and some children will understand what this means.

Best Of All, Months Of Eye Blinking

"There can be as much value in the blink of an eye as in months of rational analysis."

 

Malcolm Gladwell

Author

Yes, but the reverse is true as well and in neither case is the outcome certain.

The best of all worlds is a mind capable of operating on either level.

The Art of Business

"Art . . . the end result of perception, wisdom, intelligence, discipline, hard work, passion, luck, accident, and coincidence."

Unknown

Strike "art" and we're talking business even though the more analytical among you, MBA's in particular (chill, I'm one too), would likely say there is no connection between the two.

Analysis Yes, But Somebody Has To Decide

"Observation more than books, and experience more than persons, are the prime educators."

Amos Bronson Alcott
19th century American educator

As one who has made a career of formal market research, you might think I would disagree with this.

I don't.

At some point a human has to decide what to do next and all the research and analysis available to them, are only additional tools they can use to reach their decision.

Management: Seeing Beyond the Tiger's Stripes

"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance-it is the illusion of knowledge."

Daniel J. Boorstin
Past Librarian of the US Congress

Of course this assumes one wants to take the time required to discover and make no mistake about it, real discovery demands much more than a cursory look.

Is yours a culture that looks for change or usually only sees the obvious?

Ask those you work with to find the hidden tiger in the above picture.

You may be surprised.

(The answer will be posted the end of this week.)