Think about the possible outcomes: Wrongly assume the best: It quickly becomes apparent, things move forward, you may even steer things in a better direction.

Think about the possible outcomes: Wrongly assume the best: It quickly becomes apparent, things move forward, you may even steer things in a better direction. Wrongly assume the worst: You look like a jerk, possibly demotivated people or made them feel bad, and now there is an air of conflict that needs to be ventilated by unnecessarily defensive comments.