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Architecture & Engineering
by Design By Clive Shearer |
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December 11, 2013
Management by Design: Making assumptions can save time but be costly to business
By CLIVE SHEARER
Special to the Journal
Special to the Journal
Assumptions are fraught with danger. Once opinions form in our minds and are uttered they become our “reality.” We tend to believe our own opinions and transform them into facts — in our minds.
“Let's put this document together. I got some information from the client and I know what they want.”
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