
141LAW #3: DISAGREE AND COMMIT
8. Practice and preach PAL. At every opportunity, communicate
the need to consider the three healthy options for moving
forward. This includes verbalizing your thinking when you are
weighing those options in your mind so that those you are
leading can learn how to apply PAL.
9. Make the PAL principle part of the new ‘‘law of the land.’’ By
promoting PAL, you are letting people know that whining,
ignoring, backstabbing, and other methods of sabotaging
plansanddecisionswillnotbetolerated.
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