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Business knowledge – The In-Depth Knowledge Needed In Business
Business knowledge – The In-Depth Knowledge Needed In Business
An ancient proverb holds “Best is to know – and know you know. Next best is to know that you don’t know. Third best is knowing but not realizing it. Worst is not to know that you don’t know”. That bit of wisdom pertains to business intelligence, which includes an aptitude for grasping the right expertise at just the right time, for the right business purpose. The best business people know what they need to, and use their expertise with confidence. When they don’t have a key piece of expertise, they realize their need to know- and know where to find it. And, frankly, given the complexity of business today, any of us can find ourselves in that position – within an urgent need to know- at any moment.
How well we handle that moment speaks to our business intelligence, which can manifest in knowing the critical piece of expertise, a pressing need demands- or knowing how to find it. Such access to expertise sets the business people apart from those who flounder. Star performers have a superlative grasp of just the piece of know-how they need to do their jobs well,while mediocre performers don’t even know that they don’t know. Indeed, in studies of outstanding performers at work, the very best were able to track down an essential bit of expertise four times faster than it took their less able peers. In short, speed of access to key expertise – a distinguishing quality of business intelligence- typifies business stars.
