Decision Making & Accountability
Everything you need to know on taking decisions and accountability at Holistic Engineering Laboratories Ltd.
Rules
During the decision-making process, keep a low profile so you can leave all your options open for later.
Make no decisions yourself. Either let others decide or involve the whole group, ensuring you can’t be held responsible for the outcome or its consequences.
Before tackling a task, engage in an extensive discussion about the underlying process. Whatever you do, don’t just get started—make sure every single requirement is clarified down to the last detail. If you stick to this approach, you won’t have to do anything, and you’ll avoid making mistakes entirely.
For maximum efficiency in decision-making, ensure your steering committee is composed exclusively of yes-men.
To highlight your team’s visibility and importance, send as many team members as possible to every decision-making meeting. This has the added bonus of maximizing your team’s time utilization—they’ll always be busy.
Make sure to weigh in on every decision, even when you have absolutely no expertise. To appear competent, rely on arguments rooted in fear, uncertainty, doubt, or risk (commonly known as FUD arguments).
Avoid making decisions during a meeting. Instead, point out that key information or essential stakeholders are still missing—clearly justifying the need for another meeting. This demonstrates your deep appreciation for the gravity of such decisions. Plus, it conveniently spares you from having to take sides in any potentially contentious situations.
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