“The need to be right all the time is the biggest bar there is to new ideas” Edward De Bono in Lateral Thinking.
What’s the right thing to do when there is no right answer?
The need to be right all the time means waiting around, letting others go first, categorically learning from their mistakes before moving forward.
It means no brainstorming.
It means you deal with uncertainty poorly.
It means only leaping when you know exactly where you are landing.
Being certain of your facts before guessing.
You’re not looking to improve you’re just looking to be infallible, flawless, perfect!
Yes you’ll protect you’re squeaky clean record but you’ll choke on the dust of those unafraid of failing as they streak past you.
Thomas Duggan 