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Separate the hierarchy of decision authority from the
Separate the hierarchy of decision authority from the hierarchy of information sharing — maintain formal decision rights while creating obligation for all participants to share relevant information regardless of rank.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Most people do not experience themselves as the authority (people don't experience themselves as authority when competing authority present), Groups exert constant pressure to align your thinking with (group pressure), and Psychological safety—the perception that interpersonal risks (psychological safety precondition for learning). This is the Crew Resource Management principle generalized — actionable organizational design that addresses authority gradient without eliminating hierarchy.