Thomas Edison is reported to have once said, “I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” Personally, I would rather my staff ask for forgiveness than permission, and I actively promote this decision-making model throughout the organization. Very few decisions should be made with the flip of a coin. As long as a logical methodology is used for the decision, I want the team to collectively make as many decisions as possible and at the lowest level of the o