Highly successful people overcome them by having "prodigious amounts of productive paranoia," according to multi-time bestselling author and leadership expert Jim Collins.
"The question is not if bad things will happen, it's when," Collins said last week at the 2023 World Business Forum summit.
Sometimes, productive paranoia takes the shape of over-preparing for a presentation so you can anticipate every possible question your audience might ask.
Constantly thinking about potential futures — both good and bad — is the type of productive paranoia that all professionals should have, Collins said.
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Persons:
Jim Collins, Collins, Jenny Maenpaa, Warren Buffett
Organizations:
CNBC
Locations:
New York