I find there are two motivations here. First: "I am seeking to understand", and Second: "I am seeking to cause disruption - perhaps just because my opinion wa

I find there are two motivations here. First: "I am seeking to understand", and Second: "I am seeking to cause disruption - perhaps just because my opinion was not centred in the original decision-making process" These can look similar, because the second will disguise itself as the first. Good leadership should permit as much of the first as possible, and stamp out the second. The tips in the article, which are great, make it much easier to quickly distinguish between these two cases.