Whether you are a frontline person, supervisor or middle manager, sometimes you get a decision handed down with which you do not agree. What you do at that point says a great deal about you and your ultimate success or failure.
Source: Harvard Business Review, February 9 2018.
To convince yourself of the decision, put yourself in the shoes of someone who believes deeply in the decision that was made. Ask yourself why someone would make this choice. Look for factors you may not have considered before that would make this option a good one. While you’re at it, also be explicit about all of your objections. Those will be useful as well.
INSIGHTS: While it is difficult, suspending your own point of view for the moment can be an eye-opening experience when examining a decision from another point of view.