Don't let your HIPPO hinder value creation!
The Highest Paid Person's Opinion isn't automatically correct.
Most companies have people with higher influence and/or power than most others. Even the flattest of organizations, with few or even no management layers, have people with more influence due to their job titles and salary.
Their opinion, the “Highest Paid Person’s Opinion” or HIPPO, is valuable. They will surely have great insights. But being the most s…