Unintended Consequences
You have probably heard only one side of the story regarding unintended consequences, or events we did not intend by our actions. Many times we are told that the unintended consequences we experience in life, those we obviously did not try to achieve, are usually negative. However, this is incorrect and maybe the result of a negative bias rather than what we actually experience.
We are just as likely to receive positive unintended consequences than negative ones. When we make the right choices in a moment, we often increase the odds of positive unintended consequences down the road. When we make the wrong choices, the opposite.
In commercial real estate there are often choices that paralyze our thinking because of the unknown. As leaders, we can focus on the negative unintended consequences of each decision and lose progress. However, since unintended consequences are neutral, and we can increase the odds of positive ones by making the right choices, our focus should be making the right choice in the moment.
You have probably heard only one side of the story regarding unintended consequences, or events we did not intend by our actions. Many times we are told that the unintended consequences we experience in life, those we obviously did not try to achieve, are usually negative. However, this is incorrect and maybe the result of a negative bias rather than what we actually experience.
We are just as likely to receive positive unintended consequences than negative ones. When we make the right choices in a moment, we often increase the odds of positive unintended consequences down the road. When we make the wrong choices, the opposite.
In commercial real estate there are often choices that paralyze our thinking because of the unknown. As leaders, we can focus on the negative unintended consequences of each decision and lose progress. However, since unintended consequences are neutral, and we can increase the odds of positive ones by making the right choices, our focus should be making the right choice in the moment.