> It seems to lowly-old me that you come-across as possibly tired of exceeding your BS/reward ratio. I think you nailed it. > You could try asking them what

> It seems to lowly-old me that you come-across as possibly tired of exceeding your BS/reward ratio. I think you nailed it. > You could try asking them what are their specific objection(s) to seek their honest feedback. "It won't support our needs in 1-5 years" (The projects in question are not supporting our needs for the next 0-12 months). > Using self-deprecation can be helpful too. Agreed, but in the current case it seems to embolden those who do not wish to discuss alternatives. Which is another problem I neglected in my post: The mere suggestion of alternative approaches threatens our 10X egos, and communications tend to degrade at that point. Sometimes the solution - for the mental health of all involve - is to step back and let bad decisions play out, while working on independent tasks. I consider it bad leadership, but there is also something to choosing one's battles. A sabbatical does indeed sound like a good way to reset. After all this time of never taking a break by choice, its definitely something I have to figure out: How to truly disconnect without spending everyday planning what happens after the sabbatical is complete.