Bob Lewis
Columnist

Tip o’the week

analysis
May 29, 20041 min

In the too-obvious-to-say (TOTS) department: Major premise: You can't make smart decisions if you don't know what's going on. Minor premise: You can't know what's going on by remote control - you have to see things first-hand, talk to front-line employees and supervisors first-hand, and watch the work as it's done first-hand. Conclusion: You can't make smart decisions by remote control - you have to see thi

In the too-obvious-to-say (TOTS) department:

Major premise: You can’t make smart decisions if you don’t know what’s going on.

Minor premise: You can’t know what’s going on by remote control – you have to see things first-hand, talk to front-line employees and supervisors first-hand, and watch the work as it’s done first-hand.

Conclusion: You can’t make smart decisions by remote control – you have to see things first-hand, talk to front-line employees and supervisors first-hand, and watch the work as it’s done first-hand.

The Greeks invented formal logic. We’ve done our best to ignore them ever since.

– Bob

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