Stand your ground or cave in?

It’s hard to be the one at the top, getting pushback to your ideas from various angles. You own the decision, whether it succeeds or fails, yet others also have a stake in the outcome. Discussing and debating the issue involves personalities and data, strategy and operations. There’s no right way to approach it, but there are wrong ways. We asked our Fast Company Impact Council members how they responded when trusted advisors, investors, and senior leaders disagreed with a major decision they wa...