Will History Repeat Itself? The Pitfalls of Blinkered Views and the Horseless Carriage Syndrome

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Will History Repeat Itself? The Pitfalls of Blinkered Views and the Horseless Carriage Syndrome

Posted December 7, 2011 | Leadership |

When making investment decisions that could impact the business for multiple decades, it is vital to take a measured approach. Forward-thinking leaders and stakeholders should evaluate choices and trade-offs based on a long-term view with a broad historical perspective.

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Annie Shum

Annie Shum is a Senior Consultant with Cutter's Data Insight & Social BI practice. She is winner of the 2004 A.A. Michelson Award and is internationally recognized as an innovator and top-ranking queueing model expert for performance assurance analysis and capacity planning. She is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, including the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium. Dr. Shum is the former VP of Advanced Technology at Amdocs, where she led and… Read More

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Will History Repeat Itself? The Pitfalls of Blinkered Views and the Horseless Carriage Syndrome

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