To Issue an Ultimatum ............ Or Not

The thesis goes like this; An ultimatum will always get results, unfortunately, they are not often the desired results. I suppose it's human nature to resist responding positively when someone else tries to exert their authority over you by telling you what to do, "or else!". When the recipient of such a command realizes that some response is necessary, that the directive can not just be conveniently ignored, that response usually begins with the thought, "I'll show them!" We humans can be quite creative in formulating a response that technically fulfills our obligation, but it is often not seen as desirable or acceptable to the person who issued the ultimatum. Regardless, an ultimatum, will, always get results.