One of the defense mechanisms we commonly use to avoid getting hurt is simply to look the other way. However, is this beneficial to leaders and their organizations?

Professor at Harvard Business School, Richard S. Tedlow has arrived at the conclusion that far from being a beneficial practice it is actually one that is detrimental for business leaders. In his book Why Business Leaders Fail to Look Facts in the Face-and What to Do About It he explains the mechanism in terms of business, summarized here in the following eight ideas.