On 09/09/13 09:49, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:
On Sun, 08 Sep 2013 12:47:48 +0100, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

most of them can't even see past lunchtime.
That's it in a nutshell

Those who are interested should google 'time-span of discretion'
Or, simple consequences of actions. Not really rocket science.
No, time span of discretion is more detailed a concept than that. Its
about *how far ahead* the consequences of ones actions are thought through.

people with longer TSODs are suitable for higher level management etc.

Cf also 'a week is a long time in politics' :-)


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