How did I used to handle things when I…
How did I used to handle things when I was wrong? If I decided that I was wrong, I just quickly acknowledged it and changed my actions accordingly to adjust. If somebody else thought that I was wrong, I tried to understand their perspective and question them and reach my own conclusion. I did not automatically accept somebody's statement that I was wrong. However, I always welcomed criticism and I always welcome people to point out to me if they thought that I might be wrong. I always made it my own decision though.
— from Decisions & Choices (Decision/Choice/Focus/Forethought/Consequences)
In the book
I learned to rely on myself, but on decisions of real consequence I still lay out my plan and ask trusted people to critique it — best of all in a group where everyone must speak, the hunt is for the proposal's weaknesses, and the criticism is never personal. Hear them all — and then make the call your own. And here is the hinge that the careful and the clever both forget — the swing from deciding to doing. Once the decision is made, act on it without hesitating. […] Think in probabilities and simulations when the outcome is uncertain, prefer the simplest solution, and average independent judgments to cut the noise. Get critique, then own it. Lay big decisions before trusted people who hunt for the weaknesses — and then make the call yours. Decide, then act now. A good plan executed today beats a perfect plan next week; act without hesitating. — Decisions & Choices (Decision/Choice/Focus/Forethought/Consequences)