Effective management always means asking the right question.
Management capability is always less than the organization actually needs.
Here lies one of the world's rare generalized TINAs. There Is No Alternative to creativity and innovation: these days, obscurantism and conservatism will do for you every time.
Never ignore a gut feeling, but never believe that it's enough.
If you are doing something wrong, you will do it badly.
If you are attempting the impossible, you will fail.