What alternative do you see? At the end of the day it is philosophically impossible to manage situations that cannot be detected. It is like the OODA loop to catch a ghost; the ghost can't be observed because it doesn't exist and the ODA part becomes a questionable exercise.
Managers who react to known signals in predictable ways are strategically better than managers who just make stuff up on the day in unpredictable ways.
Managers who react to known signals in predictable ways are strategically better than managers who just make stuff up on the day in unpredictable ways.