My latest thing has been to relentlessly bombard them with questions on their decisions. "Why do you think it needs to pop?" or "what do you mean by pop?". Eve

My latest thing has been to relentlessly bombard them with questions on their decisions. "Why do you think it needs to pop?" or "what do you mean by pop?". Even if they eventually agree with you in the end it's still a massive waste of time. Sometimes it takes 30-45 minutes just to talk someone out of a ridiculously bad decision. I feel like it shouldn't be my job to do this. Maybe I do need to be more assertive. I often use "I recommend..." or similar lines.