Thank you for this excellent article.  You were able to articulate many of my reservations about the SWOT method that I felt instictively but couldn't put my finger on.

Danger of SWOT Analysis for Quality Leaders is such a informative article. I agree that optimism Bios harms their ability to make effective strategic plans. Also agree that only through vigilance and discipline will you ensure that you can avoid the pride that goeth before a fall. Thanks for sharing this wonderful article. 

Great article! I learned a lot  after reading this article.  I agree on focusing on addressing cognitive biases when assessing potential threats and opportunities and in doing strategic planning we should consider the dangers of the excessive confidence and optimism. Very informative. Thank you for sharing.

There's an African proverb that says "He who intends to swallow a full coconut ought to have complete faith in his anus". In actual sense, what it implies in this article is that there's need to be vigilant and self-disciplined when it comes to our abilities as leaders. Indeed, SWOT allows leaders to sweep under the rug those areas of weakness and threats about which they feel defensive. Their optimism and overconfidence serve to justify failure to address these problems. It’s particularly problematic when SWOT is performed in a group setting as we have in our settings today since cognitive biases are often exponentially increased in such environments. One particularly big problem is known as groupthink, where groups tend to coalesce around the opinions of a powerful leader. Thanks for this article as it has stirred me up for be vigilant and disciplined as well as keep my self-confidence in check.

Such a good read. It is not bad to have a SWOT analysis as long as you know the cognitive biases and how to address it. Thank you for sharing this article.

Everyone should read this topic, where we found an alternative method to make decisions or making plans. If you are making the plan with SWOT analysis and still don't have confidence in your plan. You should try this technique "Cognitive Biases" that can give you more effective results. 

We usually used SWOT analysis in our team, this article gives me an idea to address cognitive biases to prevent dangers in strategic planning.

Thanks.

This is a very sensible piece. You have to read it.

This is a worthwhile read. tHanks for sharing your thoughts on this as I am a SWOT person and I can't believe that you manage to gathered thoughts about it. Howp to hear more from you on this