<table><tr><th>From:</th><th>jeffrey E. &lt;jeevacation@gmail.com&gt;</th></tr><tr><td>Sent:</td><td>Sunday, October 19, 2014 1:00 PM</td></tr><tr><td>To:</td><td>Kathy Ruemmler</td></tr><tr><td>Subject:</td><td>Re: NYTimes: Are Women Better Decision Makers?</td></tr></table>

no set rule for all biz, many times visions are not =nderstood by the group. , militalry another good exampke at th= large level, yes you want team cohesivenss but must follow direction with=ut necesary agreeing a consensus, . any operation that people will n=ed to suffer, lay offs. firing,s military death, t=icky to have empathy and consensus, PAris is beautiful becuse =t had a dictator with a vision. . alabama had cons=nsus. on its downtown.

On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 8:55 AM, Kathy Ruemmler
wrote:

Why would business be any different than ot=er organizations -- that is, the performance of the organization 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@gmail.com>=wrote:

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

On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 8:4= AM, Kathy Ruemmler
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Yes, but empathy i= different than consensus-building. The former comes from strength, =he 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:jee=acation@gmail.com» wrote:<=r>

though i appre=iate the attempt. very very poor science. . 1. pai= threshold for ice water. 2. consensus, is the most profitable=decision in only certain circumstances. 3. as you and I know=C2 , leadership, is not often about consensus.

<u>On Sat,</u> Oct 18, 2014 at 9:28 PM,=Kathy Ruemmler

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014=10/19/opinion/sunday/are-women-better-decision-makers.html?smprod=nytcor=-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/o=inion/sunday/are-women-better-decision-makers.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&a=p;smid=nytcore-ipad-share>

When stressed, men are more prone to taking risky bets with little payoff.<=r> Sent from my iPad

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