Some leaders have a hard time believing this. They feel that if they entertain disagreement around a contentious topic, they’ll make it less likely that they’ll be able to gain commitment. But this is selling their employees short. The truth is, very few people in the world are incapable of supporting a decision merely because they had a different idea. Most people are generally reasonable and can rally around an idea that wasn’t their own as long as they know they’ve had a chance to weigh in. But when there has been no conflict, when different opinions have not been aired and debated, it
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