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Tuesday, November 01, 2005

Book-Based Decision Makers

Have you ever met a person who reads a book and is immediately full of ideas on how to implement a complex task? You must have felt the enthusiasm and enjoyed the shine in the person's eyes. Sheer excitement might be shaking the person's voice as he narrates how to do what he thinks must be done immediately.
The book-based decision-makers occupy most positions in the middle-management and are all convinced that the corporations they work for are doomed unless some harsh decisions are not immediately implemented. These people have enthusiasm but often lack the desire to dig deep into the problem. They smack of a superficial feel of the problem and without understanding the various nuances of the problem, they propose readymade solutions.
These people also fear excellence. They find people who ask the logical question inconvenient. Since these people are not born dictators, they play backroom politics to ensure survival. People with 'yes sir' attitude can easily rise positions in hierarchy when they serve the book-based decision-makers.
Another characteristic of the book-based decision-makers is restlessness. These people never settle on to a task or a decision. They like talking in the belief that they are envisioning. Implementation is what kills the jest out of their life. These people keep on moving from one rolling situation into another and yet years pass before the fundamental problems of the system are understood or solved.
Is it fun to serve these people? It all depends on how much you want in life and to what degree can you fall to achieve that.

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