Leadership Tips To Live By February 24 Twins Drew Stubbs Jersey , 2014 | Author: Hedrick Lepsch | Posted in Education Just about everyone has heard of Whole Foods; the foodie revolution has led to hundreds, thousands, and millions of customers changing their diets to include more organic foods, and less harmful pesticides and other chemical. As organic foods have become more and more common in the world, it is not surprising that a store like Whole Foods would be so successful.
But, 30 years ago, that would have been almost unbelievable. When John Mackey, one of the founders of Whole Foods, and its current CEO, started his company in an old house in Austin, he did not expect for it become anything larger than merely a place for a few people to buy quality food, but as time continued, his success became more and more apparent.
Many times as a leader you are expected to make decisions at the drop of a hat and it really isn’t that simple especially under stressful circumstances. Judgment entails the ability to calmly make sound decisions when the pressure is on or even when there isn’t any pressure at all. Sometimes it takes following your instinct. The marines have a saying that goes like this “a poorly planned decision initiated is much more effective than a great plan not.” There is a lot of truth to that statement and it takes a little bit of foresight and experience to really understand it.