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Seeing Potential Problems

Spotting risks, gaps, and second-order consequences before they become costly.

Critical Attribute #54 Strategic Thinking & Vision
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"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." — Benjamin Franklin, Seeing Potential Problems leadership quote
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Benjamin Franklin
Founding Father & Inventor
"Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive." — Andy Grove, Seeing Potential Problems leadership quote
Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive.
Andy Grove
Former CEO, Intel
"Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing." — Warren Buffett, Seeing Potential Problems leadership quote
Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.
Warren Buffett
Investor & CEO, Berkshire Hathaway
"When resting in safety, the superior man does not forget that danger may come." — Confucius, Seeing Potential Problems leadership quote
When resting in safety, the superior man does not forget that danger may come.
Confucius
Chinese Philosopher
"Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem." — Henry Kissinger, Seeing Potential Problems leadership quote
Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.
Henry Kissinger
U.S. Secretary of State

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