In this Harvard Business Review article, Prof. Randall Peterson weighs up the alternatives and offers us a framework to better orient our behaviors as leaders to get the best possible outcomes. Each of these strategies has clear benefits in any work situation but there are also hidden traps if you don’t have a clear strategy and a way to understand the situational context for decision making. This forms part of the recommended resources for Module 1 (M1) of the ISAPS L.I.F.T. Program: Leading Self.