<table><tr><th>From:</th><th>Kathy Ruemmler &lt;</th></tr><tr><td>Sent:</td><td>Sunday, October 19, 2014 1:10 PM</td></tr><tr><td>To:</td><td>jeffrey E.</td></tr><tr><td>Subject:</td><td>Re: NYTimes: Are Women Better Decision Makers?</td></tr></table>

Yes, but that assumes that the leader a=tually has vision, which is a rarity. Given that most leaders are med=ocre, I would rather have a little more consensus.

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On Oct 19, 2014, at 8:59 AM, jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:

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no set rule for all biz,=nbsp; many times visions are not understood by the group. , mil=talry another good exampke at the large level, yes you want team cohesivens= but must follow direction without necesary agreeing a consensus, . a=y operation that people will need to suffer, lay offs. firing,s=nbsp; military death, tricky to have empathy and consensus, &nbs=; PAris is beautiful becuse it had a dictator with a vision. &nb=p; . alabama had consensus. on its downtown.

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Why would business be=any different than other organizations -- that is, the performance of the o=ganization is better if it functions effectively as a team? Not about=making people happy, but making them feel respected, secure, etc.

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On Oct 19, 2014, at 8:49 AM, jeffrey E.=<jeevacation@=mail.com <mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com» wrote:

business is not about keeping the group happy , it is always about=results. short time vs long term . not firing people , seems to=be the failure of many empathetic ceos. leading to disaster.

On Sun, Oct 19, 2=14 at 8:46 AM, Kathy Ruemmler
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Yes, but emp=thy is different than consensus-building. The former comes from stren=th, the latter can sometimes be but is often not.

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On Oct 19, 2014, at 6:38 AM, jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com <mailto:=eevacation@gmail.com> wrote=

though i appr=ciate the attempt. very very poor science. . 1. pai= threshold for ice water. 2. consensus, is the most profitable d=cision in only certain circumstances. 3. as you and I know =, leadership, is not often about consensus.

On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 9:28 PM, Kathy R=emmler wrote:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/opinion/=unday/are-women-better-decision-makers.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid==ytcore-ipad-share <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/opinion/sunday=are-women-better-decision-makers.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytc=re-ipad-share>

When stressed, men are more prone to taking risky bets with little payoff.

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