How Important is Intuition in Making Business Decisions?
Intuition is frequently ignored, but it’s so vital to being able to see the whole picture when an issue arises. Intuition can play a big part in helping you to make the right decision to resolve a problem. What are you aware of about your business that no one else fully understands? The following is a true story that illustrates the point I want to make about why intuition is an important part of your intellectual make-up. I was at a laundromat many years ago, while traveling. I visited with the lady sitting next to me while waiting on my laundry to finish drying. I ask her where she lived and what she did for a living. She said she was from Texas and had worked for a Texas oil man for many years, but she no longer had a job. She began to tell the story of the Texas oil millionaire that had been a kind boss. She had started to work for him nearly twenty years before, and watched happily as his oil company grew steadily. He was a quiet man, who spent hours studying his business and took
