This is the third of four episodes in a mini-series relative to leader-manager decision-making interactions with associates. The first episode was Approaches to Managing. The second was Using the Various Leader-Manager Decision-Making Options. And the final of the four episodes in this mini-series will be The Art of Delegating. The three leader-manager decision-making options discussed in the last episode were: directive, collaborative, and delegative. In this episode we take a more detailed look at the collaborative decision-making option.