Most high officials leave office with the perceptions and insights with which they entered; they learn how to make decisions but not what decisions to make.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Officials learn the mechanics of decision-making but rarely change their core beliefs or values.
- In plain terms
- Leaders learn how to decide but not what to decide.
- What can you take from it?
- Experience refines process, not necessarily values.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can office change your mind?
- What do leaders learn?
Another view
Not all officials remain unchanged in office.
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Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative.
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