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They know that an effective decision is always a judgment based on “dissenting opinions” rather than on “consensus on the facts.”

4. Finally, the executive is within an organization.

focusing the collective efforts of the firm’s principals around carefully chosen areas of experience would…

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TYPICAL “FIXES THAT BACKFIRE” SITUATIONS “Downsizing to improve profits:” a company reduces staff (the fix) to reduce costs and raise profitability (the problem symptom).

“The CEO role is the intersection of all contradictions.”

On surestime toujours la réactivité d’un grand groupe – celui-ci dispose de moyens importants, mais sa capacité à tendre rapidement ces moyens vers un nouvel objectif est souvent très faible – et

Characteristic Example It is a close call. Two potential interventions for tackling a particular adaptive challenge have different (and seemingly equally important) strengths and weaknesses. And you can implement only one of them. You must choose between the known and the unknown. You believe things could be better. But you know the current reality