There Are No Right Answers — by Dan Lynn

By Dan Lynn

The most important thing I learned while getting my MBA was that there are no right answers. Sure, there are to math problems but not to business strategies and decisions. There are really no right answers - time will tell whether a decision was good or bad. That is a beautiful thing! I used to sit in meetings with consultants at AT&T and be nervous to voice my opinion. Clearly, they had their MBAs and must know the "right" answer. Then, when I realized there are no right answers - wow, life was great. Every business decision I made was as "right" as anyone else's. In fact, if I made fact-based decisions, benchmarked the best-of-the-best, listened to the market, and followed my heart and gut, my decisions were actually as good or better than those of other managers. In fact, if you believe in it enough, over time you'll make it right - whether it is or not!