Dickeson on Productivity?Dealing With Data Paranoia

Don't you wish we could just say, "Take two aspirin, drink lots of water and get plenty of bed rest," and our fears and anxieties would go away? We can't, so I'll give you Dr. Roger's prescription for data spookiness: Just say, "Who gives a rat's patootie?"

Company managers who are scared witless that competitors will see the company's financial figures should stop and say, "Who gives a rat's patootie? We know the numbers, and we're not doing so hot with them. So if competitors got our numbers, what could they do with them that we haven't? Have they got time to sit around and worry about our results, or are they occupied with their own?"