Overconfidence Often Overturns Olympian Organisations
O verconfidence O ften O verturns O lympian O rganisations So In the Current Stormy Business Environment T o B oost Y our R eal C lout , C all-out D oubt " The line between confidence and overconfidence is as thin as a spider's thread."* Doubt is considered a derogatory word and a decelerator of success. But if you rush with rocket speed, without any doubt, it could lead to overconfidence and a sense of infallibility resulting in a crash. That is why a great philosopher like Rene Descartes said: “Doubt is the origin of wisdom”. He explains it further: “ Doubt is the first step in gaining knowledge; without it, we could not progress. Doubt means we are questioning our beliefs and are prepared to learn new things. It also means we are willing to look for new options to improve our lives.” Andrew Grove, the erstwhile CEO of Intel, goes a step further and avers “ONLY THE PARANOID SURVIVE”. That i...
