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  • Successful decision making needs this balance

    Adopted from the following great insight provided by Malcolm Gladwell in his book BLINK.

    “Truly successful decision making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking.

  • Who would have imagined this truth about SNAP judgements

    Adopted from the following great insight provided by Malcolm Gladwell in his book BLINK , enlightens us on this truth about snap judgements.

    “Just as we can teach ourselves to think logically and deliberately, we can also teach ourselves to make better snap judgments. The power of knowing, in that first two seconds, is not a gift given magically to a fortunate few. It is an ability that we can all cultivate for ourselves.”

  • Empathy and understanding , the key elements to decision making

    Adopted from the following great insight provided by Malcolm Gladwell in his book BLINK.

    “The key to good decision making is not knowledge. It is understanding. We are swimming in the former. We are desperately lacking in the latter.”

  • This beautiful insight enlightens us on the power of SNAP judgement

    Adopted from the following great insight provided by Malcolm Gladwell in his book BLINK.

    “It is quite possible for people who have never met us and who have spent only twenty minutes thinking about us to come to a better understanding of who we are than people who have known us for years.”

  • A great leader understands this leadership mantra

    The mind can be convinced but the heart must be won

    Adopted from the great quote of Simon Sinek from his book Together is Better

  • Linchpins have mastered the art of saying NO , this is how

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book Linchpin

    There are two ways the linchpin can use “No.” The first is to never use it. Amazingly there is a second kind of linchpin. This person says “no” all the time.”

  • This is the wisdom behind EXPERTISE

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book Linchpin

    Expertise gives you enough insight to reinvent what everyone else assumes is the truth.”

  • This is when employees challenge the status quo

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book Linchpin

    When people realize that they are not a cog in a machine, an easily replaceable commodity, they take the challenge and grow”

  • This is how a LINCHPIN views a marketplace

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book Linchpin

    You can see your marketplace as being limited, a zero sum game, a place in order for one win person to win, another must lose. Or you can see it as unlimited.”

  • This is why a LINCHPIN carefully chooses a profession

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book Linchpin

    If you want a job where it is okay to follow the rules, don’t be surprised if you get a job where following the rules is all you get to do”