Scope
Americans consciously break down complexity into its component parts in order to focus on what is essential. Because of that the scope of their decisions is narrow. Americans avoid interconnecting too many decisions.
Analysis
Americans gather limited, but highly relevant, information. In-depth analysis is done only when necessary. Americans apply rigorous tools of analysis. However, they balance them with pragmatism. Americans trust their intuition.
Resources
The United States has always been a country abundant in resources. Americans are less economical. In what they make, in how they make it, and in how they use it. Instead, they value rapid resource aggregation and deployment in order to take advantage of opportunities.
Time
In the U.S. an imperfect but quick decision is often preferred over a perfect but slow decision. Imperfect decisions can be corrected. For Americans speed is always of the essence.
Risk
America’s have generous margins: resource-rich, protected by two oceans, two neighbors who don’t pose any threat. Mistakes were seldom costly. Risk-taking often paid off. Americans take risks.
