Problem Solved: A Powerful System for Making Complex Decisions with Confidence and Conviction

by Cheryl Strauss Einhorn

To recap, the purpose of limiting your initial focus to the numbers is fourfold. First, it enables you to see your Absolute target as objectively and as uninfluenced as possible. Second, it recognizes that organizations, or entities, present data on what they consider to be their main issues. Reading the numbers first quickly highlights what the entity considers most critical beyond what it is obligated to disclose. Third, it enables you to consider whether the data is relevant and clear. For example, if a charity says it provides 100 meals, that doesn’t tell you how many people queued up for meals. The data is not clear and we can’t tell if it is relevant. And fourth, you’re more likely to better examine your Absolute target’s conclusions and interpretations of their numbers having first arrived at your own.