Inspiration or Perspiration?

When making a decision, having the facts on your side — especially if it backfires — can be very handy no matter how inspired your decision seems at the time. In his TED talk, Dan Pallotta urges us to consider behaving more like businesses with regard to investing in fundraising and not being ashamed of it. So if we do that, we'd better be ready with the evidence when stakeholders need an explanation. It's not a great defense to say that "the TED talk made me do it" or "it just felt like the right thing to do."