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Friday, June 23, 2006

Busting Assumptions - June 23, 2006

Most everyone knows the aphorism about what can happen when you assume things. You can draw a direct line between assumptions and mistakes and this is exactly what happens in most companies on a daily basis. We assume that a certain task is done, but it isn't. We assume someone else will remember to do something if we forget. We assume that our manger or our company is looking out for our best interests. Assumptions are nothing more than wild guesses about what is really happening. In business, you need to be very careful about the assumptions you make and work diligently to insure that people don't have to make assumptions about your goals, work or character. [Continue Reading]



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