Gut instinct feels fast and familiar, but it can quietly sink a well planned risk strategy. From trusting familiar partners to overlooking data signals, intuitive decision making often leads to blind spots that put projects and profits in danger. This brief explores the top three ways intuition misleads teams and why pairing instincts with insights leads to safer, stronger outcomes.

Treating subcontractor risk as a one-time check is a dangerous gamble. In this article, Maple Insight explores why default risk must be continuously reassessed and how early detection leads to stronger project outcomes, fewer disruptions, and smarter decisions.