It felt overly authoritarian to me as well, but I think that's part of the point. In all the examples the author did have the authority to say no. In any sort

It felt overly authoritarian to me as well, but I think that's part of the point. In all the examples the author did have the authority to say no. In any sort of leadership position you should absolutely take advice and talk to people, but as soon as a decision is made you have to stop talking about it and just communicate the decision. It's more frustrating for people to think a decision is up for discussion when in reality it's not.