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tom: You quoted me saying "ask before they decide." Then you said I'm not advocating they ask. Where did that come from?

There should be a 3 step process:
1. Explain options.
2. Listen to feedback.
3. Decide.

A lot of government agencies seem to act as though either they decide, in which case they shouldn't ask for input, or they ask, in which case they have to do whatever the most people say.

That's not the way it works. They can solicit input, then make a decision based on a combination of that input and their own judgment. If there are 3 options for cuts and they need to pick 2, and they want to cut A, and other people say they prefer B to C, then pick A and B.

Why is this so hard?

by David Alpert on Nov 9, 2010 10:42 am • link • report

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