Leadership is making decisions without pretending difficult trade-offs do not exist.

Pretending a decision has no downside insults everyone who can see the downside, and it removes your ability to plan for it. Real trade-offs, named out loud, let people understand why the choice was made and prepare for what it costs. Denying them just delays the recognition.

When you announce your next decision, say what you are giving up and why you judged it worth it. It reads as honesty rather than weakness, and it makes disagreement productive instead of underground.