You work for a new start-up software design firm. There are five highly-opinionated but very committed employees in your group. The owner firmly believes that she should make every decision since she is, as she often says, "the one who signs the checks." You and one of your colleagues agree that the owner is wrong in many of her management decisions. It has become a very emotional and personal issue for all of you. At this point, most people in the firm agree that the decision making of everyone involved has been compromised.
Suppose the owner tells you that the reason she makes every decision herself is because she believes that she can control what happens in the business. This unrealistic view is called: