Unfortunately, leaders often choose poorly because they want to avoid conflict or because they feel threatened.
So, why do leaders so often choose people just like themselves in nearly every particular?
They often choose to stay, though, in the neighbourhood they grew up in.
In states that require overtime pay, families often choose to not assign overtime hours to their caregivers.
Have you ever noticed that when two people sit at a table, they often choose chairs on opposite sides?
The result is that broadcasters who feel that film-based material is their bread and butter will often choose 1080i.
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Companies often choose those banks that have done the business before and are therefore a safe pair of hands.
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When Micro Focus becomes involved, IT will often choose one or two high priority applications whose improvement will deliver the most value.
Hungry Americans must often choose between purchasing medicine, paying rent, or eating.
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But women, especially, often choose to make changes to their retirement planning for issues other than slow growth or low interest on the account.
Customers often choose Best Buy over discount retailers with the expectation of receiving help in making more informed decisions regarding products featuring cutting-edge technology.
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"Women who choose implant reconstruction will often choose to go slightly smaller or larger (than their original breast size), depending on how much the skin stretches, " she says.
Hairy nosed wombats often choose to dig their burrows, made up of a series of tunnels, below these acacia trees, also known as stinking wattle as they smell like sour cabbage.
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He wants to end the special treatment enjoyed by ultra-orthodox Jews, who are exempt from military service and who often choose to devote their lives to studying scripture on welfare rather than working and paying tax.
Pointing to architecture, Mr Ackoff noted that an architect will often choose a part that is not, by itself, the best-performing, because it will do a better job of increasing the performance of the building as a whole.
Because security is less of a concern in Miami than it is back home, Brazilians often choose to purchase and keep their most expensive cars in the U.S., where they cost less and don't require extra safety features, like bulletproof windows.
And the incidence of drunk driving by pro athletes who can easily afford their own full-time drivers but often choose not to reflects both an appalling lack of personal responsibility and recognition of the past shortcomings of others who thought they were above it all.
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Very often CEOs choose their top management based more on personal affinity than on specific skills or responsibilities.
He argued, in his first year of office, that money-motivated doctors often will choose to do expensive surgeries on patients when pills would suffice.
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Most often people choose career paths that diverge from what really interests them because of pressure from parents and peers, or motivated by the desire for money.
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But too often we choose the path of safety and give up the possibility of addressing issues that undermine our relationships, limit our productivity, chip away at self-confidence and constrain opportunity.
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Steve Jobs once said that focus is not what you choose to do it is often what you choose not to do.
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The side you choose often falls along generational lines--say, Marciano instead of Ali or Tyson.
And it will provide welcome relief to small business owners, who too often have to choose between health care and hiring.
In my experience, I find that most patients request surgery, and often do not choose to invest in a long term physical therapy program when faced with the options.
And it will provide welcome relief to small business owners, who -- I know you guys understand -- all too often have to choose between hiring or keeping your health care for yourselves and your workers.
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But often the forms they choose--like lessons in Portuguese folk dancing--have little connection to Macau itself.
When people do lunch quickly, they often feel forced to choose fast food.
Often my client will choose not to proceed with one of these people.
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