CONSULT BEFORE DECIDING Let’s say you are making a decision that affects other people. It may be a decision to go to the movies or a restaurant, build a new store or factory. You don’t consult everyone that it affects; you make the decision on your own. What happens? The first thing that most likely happens is that people will oppose you just because you have devalued them. You didn’t think enough of their opinions to ask them, even though the decision affected them. It doesn’t matter whether they have anything worthwhile to say, or whether you already know what they are going to say. By
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