He called the same references that he had previously called. The information contained in the assessment report was confirmed. The CEO was astounded by the contrasting difference in the results of the two reference checks made by contacting the same individuals. He realized that he had been guilty of leading the witness. We project what we perceive Another very valuable point is that positive minded people simply do not dwell on the negatives.
Successful people are positive minded.
They will immediately recall positive past experiences and easily remember the good times. You will rarely hear a lot of negative thoughts coming from the higher levels of a successful organization. If you mention a name to a positive minded individual, he will immediately focus on the positive memories of that individual, provided that the individual did not directly cause harm to him in some way. A good person with a positive attitude sees mainly the good in other people just as the negative person sees the primarily the negative or bad. The best laid plans of mice and men I met recently with a CEO who wanted to discuss some changes that he was planning to make with some of the people in his organization.