All decisions should be made as low as possible in the organization. The Charge of the Light Brigade was ordered by an officer who wasn't looking at the territory.
There are two kinds of decisions: those that are expensive to change and those that are not.A decision to build an Edsel or a Mustang should not be made hastily; without plenty of input from operating people and specialists.
But the common garden variety decisions - like when to have the cafeteria open for lunch or what brand of pencil to buy - should be made fast. No point in taking three weeks to make a decision that can be made in three seconds - and corrected inexpensively if wrong. The whole organization may be out of business while you oscillate between baby-blue or buffalo-brown coffee cups.
Pub's Note: The organizations in the West are coming along these lines and that can only be good for the all the dancers.
"In a democracy, the individual enjoys not only the ultimate in power, but also carries the ultimate responsibility."
