The things that people decide to do for themselves, they are much more likely to take responsibility for. And the things where I’m told to do it – well if I didn’t decide that it’s worth doing, I’m very, very much less invested in it working out well.
So if [you’re my boss and] I come to you and I say: “I really think we should open a new department”, and you say: “Well, if you think that that’s a good idea then you should do it” –– now I am on my metal to make sure that the way I do it fully justifies the argument I made for it.
– Margaret Heffernan in the latest Leadermorphosis podcast