Many agree that we all seem to be buying
or selling opinions rather than teaching or learning from facts. Most people
love to receive awards, an expression of recognition for their achievements, and
rewards, bonuses from decision-makers who value blind loyalty. Some decision-makers
need expressions of agreement, as much as their need nutrients, yes people,
friends, not recognizing or caring what the so call friends need or want in
return. People should be surrounded by facts, provable and widely accepted
truth, with limited emotions or egos. The top decision-makers love to be right
and judged successful, humbly accepting good and skillfully delivering bad
news, which is only possible by cultivating true friends.
Opinions from
persons, who are paid or can be influenced by various types of remuneration,
are to be in writing and supported by independent facts, as to become evidence.
Such persons, who depend directly on you for their salaries, wages or fees to
maintain their lifestyle, pay their home mortgage, finance their children
education and fund their basic living expenses, will constantly agree, and giving
blind loyalty, feel that they have to agree, with your opinions. Professional
persons, at risk of damaging their own reputation, will transact to push facts,
that do not support your expressed opinion, to the side, for more money. In
other words, Opinions are traded, to strengthen relationships for gains.
Opinions that are
freely given by respected persons, who are in a position to know, and have very
little, if anything to gain, must be seriously considered in decision-making.
Such persons; predecessors, retirees, mentors or like-minded individuals, who
do not depend on you for anything, will not constantly agree, or offer blind
loyalty to you and your opinions. These types of persons, decision-makers in
their own right, would more than not unassumingly, listen and engage in metaphoric
types of conversations, allowing solutions to spring naturally, understanding the
position you, the current decision-maker, are in. Hence, having such
trustworthy friends is the key to success.
Conversations
with friends, who have no reason to maintain loyalty, is needed to confirm or
disprove opinions. Transactions with persons, who are paid or benefit in any
way from such relations, is essential to clearly understand the facts, while
noting the source and bias of such opinions. Facts must be examined in detail
and tested, scientifically under lab conditions to repetitively achieve the
same results, and market tested employing focus groups with measured and
defined demographics, to formulate actionable decisions. Decisions, before
implementation, must be fitted into the long-term strategic plan to accomplish
desired results, requiring both expert and loyal opinions.
Friends who share
their honest opinions, borne of demonstrable and widely accepted facts, without
pledging blind loyalty, are rare and difficult to foster. Facts, before
becoming news, formed out of actions of nature and man-made decisions, may be interpreted
as Good or Bad for you. Good facts can be promoted as caused by you, your
policies, your implementations, your selected team, selling your abilities. Bad
facts are generally turned or spinned into opportunities for you, your
strategies, your applications, with your executing team, which you previously
recommended. Hence, defining Good and Bad facts is the primary task requiring
unbiased truth from all you consider friends.
Rationale
T.A.J& Associates Company Limited uses this occasion to
comment on topics that have been covered, both academically and by the
mainstream media, to add its opinion and point out investment opportunity, not
to invoke any social action.
