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Knowing which questions fall into which category requires expertise. Politicians and executives might be experts in the area of decision-making, but they are seldom experts in the areas where they make decisions.

When there are decisions that require an expert perspective,...

Some decisions are never made because one person is waiting for another, who in turn is waiting for someone else’s decision or input.

Effective decision-makers find a way to act independently when necessary.

There is a way, though, to tell who those people are in your organization, and to try to work with them if at all possible. Good senior developers ask lots of questions to get to the root of problems, and...