Dissent in corporate world
I saw this great talk on Delusion of Positive Thinking Proponents.
In the corporate world, everyone is expected to rally around the leader and buy in to the leader's vision.. This is supposed to make the person/company successful. Even though most successful solutions come from the ground where they get executed, the leader often pushes not just their vision but also their solution. No one can voice dissent against this solution however impractical it may be.
Early in my career, I thought my dissenting note was not heard because I was a junior engineer. However, over the years I have realized that the leader's deafness to a dissenting voice is because leaders needs to keep justifying that their worth.
They surround themselves with many YES-men who are willing to accommodate every whim and fancy of the boss. These people do not take ownership when things fail, as they were only following the boss' orders. Instead, they end up getting rewarded for their efforts, even when things turn out badly.
There is no place for a thinking person in such an organization. A thinking person who has an opinion or an idea about something is only resented and ignored. This is the primary reason for such a person to leave the organization. People who really want to make a difference cannot survive long with a boss who does not listen.
In the corporate world, everyone is expected to rally around the leader and buy in to the leader's vision.. This is supposed to make the person/company successful. Even though most successful solutions come from the ground where they get executed, the leader often pushes not just their vision but also their solution. No one can voice dissent against this solution however impractical it may be.
Early in my career, I thought my dissenting note was not heard because I was a junior engineer. However, over the years I have realized that the leader's deafness to a dissenting voice is because leaders needs to keep justifying that their worth.
They surround themselves with many YES-men who are willing to accommodate every whim and fancy of the boss. These people do not take ownership when things fail, as they were only following the boss' orders. Instead, they end up getting rewarded for their efforts, even when things turn out badly.
There is no place for a thinking person in such an organization. A thinking person who has an opinion or an idea about something is only resented and ignored. This is the primary reason for such a person to leave the organization. People who really want to make a difference cannot survive long with a boss who does not listen.
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