March 28, 2011

What You Won't As Much As What You Will



"Wisdom is learning what to overlook."





William James
Late 19th century American psychologist/philosopher

Particularly in business.

You simply can't know it all, not even try to know it all.

As Bob Seger said, "What to leave in, what to leave out?"

2 comments :

  1. I work in a company with senior management that thinks they can do anything them attempt to do, and expects that of all employees as well. Unfortunately they can't and when things fall apart, they blame it on us. What do I do about that?

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  2. If you have no reason to believe they will change their management style, which you probably don't, you find a new position elsewhere.

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