The Strategy Consultant’s Way to Counter the Corporate HIPPO (Highest Paid Person’s Opinion)

Good decisions should be based on facts and figures rather than individuals’ opinions

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Management Matters

6 min readMar 19, 2024

A hippo at work highest paid person’s opinion — A corporate HIPPO in its natural habitat — Image created with Dall-E

Have you ever felt the frustration of lousy decision-making at work? Choices that revolve around the decision maker’s interests rather than on facts and data?

The Strategy Consultant’s Way to Counter the Corporate HIPPO (Highest Paid Person’s Opinion)

Good decisions should be based on facts and figures rather than individuals’ opinions

Written by Alex Miguel Meyer