I've had interactions with upper management some times and agree. I had an older boss who explained that part of his job is to politely head off bad decisions b

I've had interactions with upper management some times and agree. I had an older boss who explained that part of his job is to politely head off bad decisions before they get too popular. It's not a people skill they usually teach in management/leadership training for obvious reasons. I guess it falls into the whole "managing up" communication.