Beware! Getting the Right Answer to the Wrong Question Misdirects and Misleads
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Editorial Staff at Management Matters Network
02/04/2019
02/04/2019
Introduction
The most serious mistakes are not the result of wrong answers. The truly dangerous thing is asking the wrong questions.
If your answer to the right question produces the wrong, unexpected result, you can take corrective action. In other words, a wrong answer to the right question can, as a rule, be repaired and salvaged.
But if you ask the wrong question and get the right answer, chances are it will take a lot longer to discover and inevitably lead to even more costly errors.
Topics:
Decision-Making
Process Excellence
