Traps and Tricks: When to Ask, When to Decide

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When should a leader ask for input, and when is it better to simply make the decision? In this episode of The Experimental Leader Podcast , Melanie Parish and Mel Rutherford explore one of the trickier parts of leadership: knowing when collaboration is helpful and when asking for input can actually create confusion, frustration, or a false sense of shared decision-making. They unpack the difference between consulting, collaborating, and deciding , and why leaders need to understand their own decision-making authority before asking others for their opinions. If a leader already knows the decision is going forward, asking for input without being clear about what can actually change can erode…