How do you decide when to speak up versus let a decision play out? I try to push back early now instead of waiting for obvious problems later.

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Historical experience with who is making the call on the other side. Those who I know will listen early on I will push hard on early on, those who I know won't listen I make sure my objection is noted down for documentation but let them dig their own grave, those who I don't know I'll do some hybrid form of the 2 to both CYA my a$$ but leave it up to them to dig themselves out as a learning experience.

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