Assumptions are just a part of life. To understand what the people around you are doing, you have to assume things about them. For example, if you understand a person’s goals, you can comprehend their ...

Look and see that no prophet arises from Galilee.’” You know what they say about making assumptions! Whether because of where ...

I teach business professionals how to listen more effectively, so I spend a great deal of time encouraging people to ask more questions and avoid making assumptions. Avoiding assumptions helps us all ...

Just because something seems unethical, immoral, unnecessary, wasteful or just plain wrong, doesn’t mean it is illegal or against the rules. Further, just because a person disagrees with something — ...

You’ve probably heard the saying about what happens when you assume. (You make an ass out of u and me.) That likely doesn’t stop you from doing it, though. Our brains love certainty, and when faced ...

I’ve been told on many a training day that to assume is to make an ‘ass’ out of ‘u’ and ‘me’. While it’s a cliché, it’s often true. Assumptions help you go from A to C without the middle bit. They ...

The word “assume” means “to take for granted; suppose.” Most estimating departments are fast-paced environments, which requires the estimator to read many specifications in a short period of time. You ...

Over the past year, it seemed plausible that we had turned the corner, and I optimistically assumed that the pandemic was making its final curtain call. Then came the COVID Omicron BA.1 variant, ...