According to a survey by workplace psychologists company OPP, over 70% of all line managers in the UK would reverse the decisions they’ve made about employees/staff if they could: http://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/channel/news/article/984235/Managers-decisions-people-based-gut-instinct-rather-objective-data/
This study exemplifies the problem with relying exclusively on gut instinct, rather than objective analysis for decision-making, such as in hiring and promotion decisions. It also could relate to your personal life regarding who you decide to trust.
Although I agree that gut instinct is crucial, I suggest that you back up your decision-making with thorough, more impartial precautions and analyses, such as traditional security investigations and those based on handwriting analysis and comprehensive numerology and astrology. The cost of objective assessments pale in comparison to the cost of reversing the decision and the potential security risk.
Copyright © 2010 Scott Petullo