Assent and Assertion

     Decisions are to be made at various stages in life and in every walk of life.  The decision maker may be any person - a manager, an executive or even an assistant who may have to complete the job assigned and transmit the same to the next higher  level for further action.  Therefore, the decision maker has to declare his intent in such an affirmative manner so that such decision when ultimately takes shape it may enable other persons who may be bound by such decision to give his assent without any demur.  This will incidentally enable the person who has given his assent to the decision taken may not have any regrets in future..  After all, assertions are being statements made from the thoughts flowing out of the discretionary faculty and such decisions are to be adhered to steadfastly right from inception  stage.  Otherwise any statement made will not lead to proper assent. In fact, assertions lead to 'certainty and that kind of certainty should be the hall mark in any decision making process. Statements, when made, should not be sports of an idle hour nor mere matters of pleasantry nor badinage never intended by the persons to create a tie or bond. Hence, casual statements or statements which are unproductive may not be called as 'assertions'.  Assertion is a fore runner to any assent that has to be given.  These two precepts, therefore, hinge on the mind set of the decision maker for which preparatory measures are to be worked out with foresight..