How to Convince Others to Trust Your Instincts

Your team is finalizing a new strategy during a meeting. The recommendations seem logical on the surface and everyone is nodding along, ready to execute. Yet you feel hesitant. Something is nagging at you. You can’t pinpoint a specific data point that’s incorrect, but the analysis feels off. If you speak up and say “I just have a hunch this won’t work,” you risk coming off as a blocker. But if you stay silent, a potentially flawed plan moves forward.