
The Cost of Compromise
Compromise has a cost we rarely calculate. The slow normalisation of lowered standards is the most dangerous leadership failure — precisely because it looks like flexibility.

Compromise has a cost we rarely calculate. The slow normalisation of lowered standards is the most dangerous leadership failure — precisely because it looks like flexibility.

A practical guide to 12 cognitive biases that distort leadership decisions — from loss aversion to the paradox of choice.
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