Half Full – Half Empty
Is this true?
Strategists are half full and analysts are half empty.
Business development guys are half full and client services guys are half empty.
Sales guys are half full and corporate back office guys are half empty.
Lawyers “by law” must be half empty.
Risk management folks are half empty.
Several awesome events in a row can pull half empty people towards the half full view, but only one adverse event will immediately snap them back to their normal half empty view.
Several adverse events in a row will never pull half full people into a half empty mentality. They aren’t mentally equipped to lean in that direction.
In a successful business, there is a constant tension between the half full and half empty people. The greater the risk, the greater the anchoring of those that are half empty and the tougher the stretch for those that are half full.
If a business is completely dominated by half empty people, growth could be sufficient but certainly not excessive.
If a business is completely dominated by half full people, growth could be excessive but certainly quite risky.
There has to be a perfect mix of both to get perfect growth.
Do you agree?