May 20, 2010

The Danger of Misinformation


"I honestly think it is better to know nothing than to know what ain't so."

Josh Billings
19th century American humorist



Mr. Billings is talking about believing you know something you actually don't and certainly acting on misinformation ("what ain't so") is not a good thing.

I think far too many managers do so, far too often.

2 comments :

  1. Maybe the first thing to ask before you paraphrased the quote, would have been, do you know what Billings is talking about? I'll bet many wouldn't have.

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  2. Good point. Often people think they know when they really don't, clearly the worse possible scenario.

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