When a leader allows the team to come up with the plan, team members have already ______.

When a leader allows the team to come up with the plan, team members have already ______.

• A. Bought into it
• B. Agreed
• C. Resisted
• D. Doubted

Answer: (A)

Allowing the team to help design the plan builds ownership and commitment. When people contribute to the plan, they see how it fits with real work, understand the rationale, and feel their ideas are valued. This creates a sense of ownership, so they are more likely to support and drive the plan forward rather than merely go through the motions. That’s why this situation reflects that they’ve already bought into it. If they only agreed, that can be a weaker, surface-level nod without deep buy-in; and doubting or resisting would indicate barriers to successful execution.