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Day: August 11, 2025

Proximity bias in strategy: Why stepping back sharpens your perspective

August 13, 2025August 11, 2025 by Ronell
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Proximity bias in strategy is the tendency to lose sight of the bigger picture when you’re too close to a plan, product, or candidate. This happens everywhere in business and politics, and it’s one of the most common blind spots I see.  How I learned about proximity bias More than a decade ago, after moving … Read more

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