"If  the people who make the decisions are the people who will also bear the  consequences of those decisions, perhaps better decisions will result." John Abrams, The Company We Keep: Reinventing

 "If  the people who make the decisions are the people who will also bear the  consequences of those decisions, perhaps better decisions will result." John Abrams, The Company We Keep: Reinventing Small Business for People, Community and Place 

We have all suffered the effects of poor decision-making by a boss.  Often the bad decision was made in haste or without regard to the impact  it would have on those who had to live with the decision. 

What is one of the worst decisions you have had to deal with in the work  environment? What was the short term impact? What was the long term  impact?