Now is a good time to think about how people are addressed and included when decisions are being made. How many decisions are made that leave dissenters behind? Think it takes too much time and energy to pay attention to those who are not supportive of you or your decisions?  How much time does it take to deal with the aftermath when their dissatisfaction translates into behaviors?  In a faculty when a change is made and not everyone was on board, doesn't it take time and energy to address the opposition of the unhappy ones?  In a community when a decision to change bus routes is made, doesn't it take time and energy to deal with the unhappy ones?  Rather than acting in response to negativity after the fact, why not invest in the people being affected by the decision ahead of time?  Why not build capacity by investing in people before they feel unheard and marginalized?  Read more...