Consensus is dangerous

Look around. Everywhere you look, there’s someone else. A person. People. Many people.

Ask them anything. Ask them about their favorite sports team, the best season of the year or the color of the sky. There will be all sorts of answers because there are all sorts of people.

As a wise person once said to me, it takes all kinds of people to make a world…and they all have different opinions. They have diverse thoughts and perspective and insights. It’s because they are people, and people love to give their opinions on pretty much anything.

That is, until they walk into your conference room and take their assigned seat.

 

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