Indian decision-making often orients toward achieving outcomes that key stakeholders can accept rather than optimizing a single criterion or producing clear winners and losers. This means looking for options that address different stakeholders’ concerns, even if no one gets their first preference. When leading decisions, explore what various parties need, what concerns must be addressed, and what formulations might achieve broader acceptance. Decisions that leave major stakeholders strongly opposed will face implementation difficulties even if technically correct.
This takes more time than unilateral decision but produces decisions with broader support and better implementation. When consensus cannot be achieved, authority must decide—but even then, continue working to address concerns of those who disagreed.
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