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by al_biglan 3609 days ago
Was going to reply along the same lines. Much better is asking questions like "Why did you choose this shade of blue?" Which leads to improved understanding from both parties: The color may be more important than the original selection merited, or the selection was chosen specifically for reasons that the Manager wasn't aware. In general phrasing this as a dialog where the Manager (expert or no) and the Do-er both work to educate each other. "Did you consider X2?" becomes a valuable question if you think the implementation selection of X1 is "incorrect" or "sub-optimal"