On Leadership and the Danger of Math

The leader must be careful of making decisions via the comfort of math. Indeed, any leader can conclude that (3 – 4 = -1); calculating is not the hardest part. The hardest part is estimating, as in estimating the quantities with which you are doing your basic calculation. This is particularly true about decisions regarding strategy and people. We make the wrong decision not because we add or subtract incorrectly, but because we quantify incorrectly.