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Untangling Skill and Luck

Harvard Business Review

When we enjoy a good outcome due to luck, we are naturally inclined to chalk up our success to skill. For example, believers assert that a streak of successful shots in basketball occurs because a player who has made her most recent shot is more likely to make her next shot (she has a hot hand). The first reason is psychological.

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Five Common Strategy Mistakes

Harvard Business Review

Too often the goal is chosen because it sounds good, whether or not the economics of the business support the logic. There is no systematic evidence that indicates that industry leaders are the most profitable or successful firms. or with goals (reach X billion in sales, Y share of market). It's not the goal (e.g.,