独断专行 (dú duàn zhuān xíng) — (idiom) to act arbitrarily; to make decisions without consulting others

Definition

Examples

• 他作为领导，常常独断专行，不听下属的意见。
  Tā zuò wéi lǐng dǎo, cháng cháng dú duàn zhuān xíng, bù tīng xià shǔ de yì jiàn.
  As a leader, he often acts arbitrarily and doesn't listen to his subordinates' opinions.
• 这种独断专行的做法最终导致了项目的失败。
  Zhè zhǒng dú duàn zhuān xíng de zuò fǎ zuì zhōng dǎo zhì le xiàng mù de shī bài.
  This kind of arbitrary behavior eventually led to the failure of the project.
• 在团队合作中，独断专行是不可取的。
  Zài tuán duì hé zuò zhōng, dú duàn zhuān xíng shì bù kě qǔ de.
  In teamwork, acting arbitrarily is not advisable.