This seems to be a very common problem with management types; a fear that if managers show any uncertainty, employees won't respect them.<p>This sort of thing <i>always</i> backfires. Eventually, management will make a decision that seems wrong to the employees and is proven wrong later. The managers then appear doubly clueless; not only were they too clueless to make the right decision, but they were too clueless to consult the people who weren't.