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Decision-Making Best Practice 14 – Balanced Use of Knowledge and Experience

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It’s the age old question of which is more valuable, knowledge or experience. Those arguing for experience rightfully suggest that ‘the numbers’ can be deceiving and that the nuances of a given circumstance – unaccounted for by broadly applicable models and high-level, quantitative facts – often dictate the best course of action. Those favoring knowledge would argue that no two situations are exactly alike and that the underlying nuanced conditions providing success in the past likel

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Complimentary Resource – Optimizing Total Compensation: Effective Approaches to Avert a Retention Crisis

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Optimizing Total Compensation : Effective Approaches to Avert a Retention Crisis. by Plateau Systems. Discover how compensation management automation that empowers organizations and managers to engage and motivate employees can improve retention at a time when employees may be considering other job options in an improving economy. When aligned with the corporate culture and designed to achieve company financial objectives, a total compensation program can encourage employees to feel vested in th

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The Black Swan

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The Black Swan : The Impact of the Highly Improbable. by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Black swan events are by definition unpredictable, catastrophic, and retrospectively believed to have been fully predictable and by extension less impactful. About the Reference. In his book, The Black Swan : The Impact of the Highly Improbable , Dr. Nassim Nicholas Taleb illustrates the truly unpredictable nature of black swan events.

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Leadership Inspirations – Finding Yourself

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“Adversity introduces a man to himself.&#. Anonymous. If you enjoyed this article, let us keep you up-to-date on other newly published insights by signing up for our complimentary StrategyDriven Newsletter. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. This content is intended for personal and non-commercial use only. All rights reserved. Please consider the environment before and after printing this article.

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What Really is The Big Picture of Business

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The biggest problem with business, in a one-sentence capsule, is: People exhibit misplaced priorities and impatience… seeking profit and power, possessing unrealistic views of purpose, and not fully willing to do the things necessary to sustain orderly growth and long-term success. What organizations and individuals started out to become and what we’ve evolved into being are decidedly different things.