# Refuse to Rule

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## What Jamie wrote

I agree that this is an important observation for leaders of teams. There are times when you should defer, and make sure that decisions are not being "delegated up". I have a variant of this. If there is a position being put before me that requires me to pick a winner and a loser, depending on the situation, I may ask the individuals to go back to the whiteboard and keep working. Find a solution that is a win for all.

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- [WT104: Weekly Thing #104 / May 4, 2019](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/104/), Featured Links 🏅

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