-

?Perception has the uncanny ability to impact our understanding of both ourselves and the world around us. With proper perception comes the potential for a more holistic understanding and effective decision making. In organizational management the information we access, selectively focus on, categorize, and recall from memory impacts our judgements and decisions.

Improper perception leads to inaccurate perspectives which creates all types of inefficient decisions. Organizational decision-makers who understand their personal influence on perception develop stronger responses to a wide range of environmental and organizational challenges. Perceptual accuracy has a wide range and leaders may perceive the same concept in different frameworks (Biesanz, 2010).

A problem with perception is that the brain prefers some cues while ignoring and inadvertently skipping over other information. The brain is selective about the information it lets in. Even though the eyes are seeing the brain is not computing.

"The real voyage of discovery consists of not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes."- Marcel Proust