Post a well$-$reasoned and thoughtful reflection on the following questions.

You may be familiar with Scott Adams, the creator of the cartoon "Dilbert." In his book$$The Dilbert Principle$$he lists thirteen of the "Great Lies of Management." $($You can find all of these lies listed on the following blog: Great Lies of Management. They include statements such as:

Employees are our most valuable asset.

I have an open door policy.

We're reorganizing to better serve our customers.

We reward risk takers.

We don$$t$\text{'}$ shoot the messenger.

I haven't heard any rumors. Your input is important to us$.$

But most project leaders have probably not made many of these comments. Why would such statements be inappropriate$$or backfire$$during the initiation phase of the project $($or$,$ for that matter, at any other time$)?$