It isn't degrading to ask questions Note to self in leadership strategy and tactics one of the things that a leader is supposed to do is ask questions. Anticipate situations which required decisions to be prepared when the need arises cool Avoid making rash decisions. You need to go stronger than avoid like as Often as possible avoid making rash decisions, right? Maybe even a little stronger than that we'd have to break out the thasaurus and get busy to figure out where we're going. The last one here approach problems with a common sense attitude which may sound common sense but sometimes it's not.