You can lead by asking great questions. “What’s the worst that could happen here?” has saved a lot of plans.

Leading is often less about having answers than about making sure the obvious risk gets said out loud. A plain question gives permission to voice the doubt most people already have, without accusing anyone of being negative. Plans rarely fail out of nowhere. They fail at the spot somebody privately suspected, and asking is how a private suspicion becomes something you can use.

Before your group commits to something this week, ask what the worst version looks like and sit through the silence. Write down whatever comes up. Fix the cheapest one of those before you start.