Best: be open to the proposed solutions of those under you. They aren't tainted by your own preconceived notions of how things should be. Worst: be open to int

Best: be open to the proposed solutions of those under you. They aren't tainted by your own preconceived notions of how things should be. Worst: be open to integrating the solutions of other teams, that may conflict with your own. Purity of your solution is irrelevant if others have gone in different directions already. Kicker: these lessons were learned from the same person.