How can they make the best of a not-so-great situation?
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Graniss reminds us that our emotions can get the best of us not only when we are in a bad mood but also when we are in a good mood.
While it is the duty of managers to work to maximize shareholder wealth by working for what is in the best interest of the company, not all managers act on behalf of the company at all times.
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If the rest of the industry can be accused of groupthink, why not make the best of it?
What is in the best interest of the management is not necessarily the same as what is in the best interests of the shareholders.
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"The suggestion that the decisions were made not on the basis of the best civil service advice... is not true, " Mr Balls, a long-time ally of the chancellor, added.
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"But the density of foxes in these new areas is likely to be slightly lower than you see in those areas where they have been long established simply because the types of housing in areas of urban expansion are not the best type of habitat for urban foxes, " he adds.
The board also decided Severstal's offer was not in the best interests of shareholders and urged them not to sell their shares to the metals-and-mining company.
According to Chris Butters, head of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Belgrade, the current batch of firms for sale is not of the best quality.
One is the vast wealth of oil-producing states in a global industry where the best and largest assets are not in the hands of what the Economist calls "the most efficient and best capitalized firms, " namely the major oil companies.
What most readers (and observers) do know is that Amazon and Kindle are the best book-buying and one of the best (if not the best) book-reading experience.
The explosive growth of the adoption industry in Uganda has fueled fears that children are being exploited for profit and that the best interests of the child is not paramount.
In Africa, success means making the best of what you have and not necessarily having the best material things in the world.
The best schools could be given more autonomy and incentives to help train teachers, ensuring that newcomers learn from the best of their profession, not the middling performers.
Both Labour and the Tories say that the best hope of prosecutions is not the Financial Services Authority - which can and has fined the bank but can't pursue individuals in this case - but the Serious Fraud Office.
The emphasis is on providing the best set of teachers for the students, not on providing the best job security for the teachers.
If results are the objective, then we need to loosen the reins, giving teachers the ability to fulfill their responsibilities to students to the best of their abilities, not to the letter of the union contract and federal standards.
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But as is often the case, letting fear alone of the worst without balancing the benefits is not best way of making a qualitative long term decision.
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Netflix's board said that the poison pill was "intended to protect Netflix and its stockholders from efforts to obtain control of Netflix that the board of directors determines are not in the best interests of Netflix and its stockholders".
"As an elite counterterrorism tactical team for law enforcement, the HRT is one of the best, if not the best, in the United States, " Sean Joyce, deputy FBI director, said in a statement released during the Alabama standoff.
Six years ago, the display quality of the Nintendo DS was clearly below the quality of best smartphones, but not distractingly so.
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The practices of even the best banks do not cope well with liquidity risk.
But I try to look at the best of everything and not dwell so much on myself.
There is no doubt about the interest that the United States of America has in the resolution of some of those issues, that turmoil in that region is not in the best interests of the United States of America.
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Bangladesh's limited-overs form shows it has plenty of talented players, but the best is not being made of them.
"I believe the Big Ten is one of the best, if not the best, conferences in the nation, " he said.
" On the victory podium standing with Mario Andretti, the only living American F1 world champion, Hamilton called the event "probably one of the best, if not the best Grand Prix we've had all year.
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We believe that moving quickly to negotiate and conclude our proposed merger is in the best interests of Take-Two and EA. Waiting for a later date leaves open significant uncertainty regarding the timing, the probability and the value of a potential transaction, and is not in the best interests of either company or Take-Two's stockholders.
The surprise success of Slumdog Millionaire, which could win the Oscar for Best Picture, not only draws attention to the rich film culture of India's Bollywood but also reflects a profound change in the way the world views the film's key supporting character: the slum itself.
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