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If it's a good decision then you shouldn't have to ask for forgiveness rather than permission. It's also, if it's not just a pet technology, a strategic decisio
by marcinzm 7y ago
If it's a good decision then you shouldn't have to ask for forgiveness rather than permission. It's also, if it's not just a pet technology, a strategic decision that impacts everyone on your team and it's pure ego to think you should make that decision alone.
- yowlingcat 7y agoI agree with both points. I do think there are orgs where, due to shall we say "personality constraints" you can have majority consensus that a decision is good and should be made but it can still get roadblocked. Of course, such situations are an indicator of a dysfunctional org; in a functional one, you have these kinds of open discussions and like you said, you don't need to ask for forgiveness rather than permission, and you can make these strategic decisions together as a team.