Thursday, November 20, 2008

Sometimes a manager stands alone


As manager of your management function you are held accountable for the attainment of set objectives. When big decisions come across your path you can follow the average path of consensus, or you can stick your head out and make fact based, 100% pure decisions.

When the big decisions break on your shore you will be standing alone. These are the times when conviction counts, and you will have to rely on the facts and the maths to make informed decisions.

The numbers, the facts, your experience and your integrity will be the best tools for making sound decisions. In order for a business to prosper in the current day and age, decisions have to be better than average. They have to perfectly match the circumstances that surround them.

Don’t be tempted to take average decisions. Don’t simply do what is expedient, politically correct, cheap or harmless. Do the right thing.
Let the facts and figures guide you. They are hardly ever wrong.
You might loose the popularity contest, but you will win the market, shareholders and employees favour for a job well done.

Consensus leads to a peaceful environment. Conviction leads to profit and success.

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