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Fig. 7.2 “Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes the reason is you’re stupid and make bad
decisions.” Marion G. Harmon, Ronin Games
We can draw three conclusions from this discussion:
Knowledge-guided decisions may not be flashy and prestigious, but are defensible
and will increase your long term success record.
Intuition-based decision will give you an adrenaline fix and open two options: either
glory (very seldom) or oblivion.
The above two points are clear as applied to a traffic accident (Fig. 7.2). So why
do board rooms and high-stake decision makers often forget them?
In its own ironic way the quote in Fig. 7.2 reminds people about “The law of attraction
(aka The secret)”, a law stated by the so called New Though philosophy, and how we
can influence our world, one way or another, with our decisions and, more importantly
with the way we make them or what motivates them.
7.5 Do Not Jump to Risks: Hazards Come First!
A hazard is defined as a condition with the potential to cause undesirable consequences. Thus a hazard can be an event or a person or a group of persons, a behaviour,
etc. with a certain likelihood of occurrence and potential consequences on the sys-
7 Let’s Start with Some Serious “Do Nots”!
Fig. 7.2 “Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes the reason is you’re stupid and make bad
decisions.” Marion G. Harmon, Ronin Games
We can draw three conclusions from this discussion:
Knowledge-guided decisions may not be flashy and prestigious, but are defensible
and will increase your long term success record.
Intuition-based decision will give you an adrenaline fix and open two options: either
glory (very seldom) or oblivion.
The above two points are clear as applied to a traffic accident (Fig. 7.2). So why
do board rooms and high-stake decision makers often forget them?
In its own ironic way the quote in Fig. 7.2 reminds people about “The law of attraction
(aka The secret)”, a law stated by the so called New Though philosophy, and how we
can influence our world, one way or another, with our decisions and, more importantly
with the way we make them or what motivates them.
7.5 Do Not Jump to Risks: Hazards Come First!
A hazard is defined as a condition with the potential to cause undesirable consequences. Thus a hazard can be an event or a person or a group of persons, a behaviour,
etc. with a certain likelihood of occurrence and potential consequences on the sys-