[MichaelZuo]

You do if you have multiple primadonnas in middle management that can’t come to an agreement otherwise, and if you can’t sack them due to other factors that require years to resolve.

The real world is thousands of times more complex then ‘MBA programs’ or theoretical examples from people who haven’t been in the hot seat making such serious decisions.

[hiptobecubic]

If your management team can't figure out how to do what you're asking, maybe you should be firing them instead. If _no one_ can figure it out, maybe you should be firing you.

[MichaelZuo]

You don’t need to pretend to have such an expertise, its fine to admit you’ve never actually handled such serious matters before.