The correct advice to give is the advice that is desired. The purpose of the communication is to advance the communicator. The information conveyed is less important than the impression. Management by objectives is no better than the objectives. A manager cannot tell if he is leading an innovative mob or being chased by it.
Any decision is better than no decision.
A decision is judged by the conviction with which it is uttered. To protect your position, fire the fastest rising employees first. Decisions are justified by the benefits to the organization, but they are MADE by considering the benefits to the decision-makers. Anything that can go wrong will go wrong faster with computers. Whenever a computer can be blamed, it should be blamed.