“Jim Barksdale, the legendary CEO of Netscape, in one of these management meetings said, ‘If you have facts, present them and we’ll use them. But if you have opinions, we’re gonna use mine.’ ” The tone of Barksdale’s comment is both funny and on the edge of tyrannical, but it captures well how most successful managers think. After all, they (ideally) became managers because they demonstrated good judgment, so why shouldn’t we rely on their judgment?
