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What Leaders Should Avoid Doing
BW Businessworld
|May 31, 2025
THE ANALYST STANDS CONFIDENTLY, presenting a crisp slide deck to the Leader, who sits across the table, arms folded, listening.
Analyst: (earnest) This data suggests a significant shift in consumer behaviour. It’s early, but the implications could be huge if we move now.
Leader: (pauses, then smiles knowingly) Yes, I know. I've seen this coming for years.
The room falls silent. The Analyst hesitates, trying to interpret the response.
Analyst: (slightly thrown off) Right ... I just thought the latest numbers sharpen the urgency.
Leader: (nods) Of course. Good work.
The Leader shifts the conversation, leaving the insight hanging in the air: the Analyst closing the laptop, a flicker of disappointment crossing their face.
At first glance, the conversation above appears to be a validation; in truth, it is a quiet dismissal.
This story is from the May 31, 2025 edition of BW Businessworld.
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