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Be Careful: Fast-Moving Trends Often Don't Continue Look to the causes of trends before believing that they will continue. Consider How Adverse Conditions Can Be a Blessing in Disguise Any surprise startles us, making us feel uneasy. But the surprise may be a great blessing after we relax and think about what we are actually facing. Even Those with Enormous Stakes at Risk Can Mistake Future Trends Don't believe that you can foresee future conditions and what they spell for the right strategy. Instead, assume that you need a strategy that will work well regardless of the conditions. Beware the Current Path to Profit Growth: It May Be the Most Expensive and Longest Leaders fall in love with their strategies. They like to blame execution for any setbacks. If irresistible forces are causing your problems, you need a different strategy. The Blame Game Just Delays Putting in Better Strategies for Profitable Growth Putting the blame for poor results on circumstances outside of your control just makes you look foolish. A good leader knows that a new strategy is needed when circumstances turn negative. Resist Taking on Too Many Opportunities to Make the Greatest Improvement Our perception of what's possible exceeds our grasp. If we spend all of our time trying to reach things we can't grasp, no improvements will occur.

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Be Careful: Fast-Moving Trends Often Don't Continue
Look to the causes of trends before believing that they will continue.
Consider How Adverse Conditions Can Be a Blessing in Disguise
Any surprise startles us, making us feel uneasy. But the surprise may be a great blessing after we relax and think about what we are actually facing.
Even Those with Enormous Stakes at Risk Can Mistake Future Trends
Don't believe that you can foresee future conditions and what they spell for the right strategy. Instead, assume that you need a strategy that will work well regardless of the conditions.
Beware the Current Path to Profit Growth: It May Be the Most Expensive and Longest
Leaders fall in love with their strategies. They like to blame execution for any setbacks. If irresistible forces are causing your problems, you need a different strategy.
The Blame Game Just Delays Putting in Better Strategies for Profitable Growth
Putting the blame for poor results on circumstances outside of your control just makes you look foolish. A good leader knows that a new strategy is needed when circumstances turn negative.
Resist Taking on Too Many Opportunities to Make the Greatest Improvement
Our perception of what's possible exceeds our grasp. If we spend all of our time trying to reach things we can't grasp, no improvements will occur.