A thing I have just observed with a client today and it applies in the design and related fields. Is that people are often trained, such that they are very democratic in their way of decision making. Democratic decision making works fine much of the time. However, there comes a time in every creative business when the democracy stops and the business owner has to be bold and take the decision as a veto over the ideas of a team. This is a painful process when it occurs, and creative people are reluctant to make those calls. However, business is no democracy, the buck stops with the owner. So don’t let the fallacy of democracy cause you to suffer agony in pleasing all of those involved in your creative business. Instead, accept the reality and make that decision quickly and with focus. The pain to all will be less than the agony of democracy inside your business.

What do you think of this?

regards Murray