Beyond Dissent and Dissenters
Prologue The distraught CEO informs the chairman that the lady entrusted with the responsibility of conducting the mega event is insisting on chucking out the time-tested canvas and experimenting with an entirely new roll out. The gravity of the situation is accentuated by her insistence on adopting a line, visibly very contrary to the views held by the establishment. The CEO is convinced that if this attempt at questioning authority is allowed to pass, it could open the flood gates for dissent across the board, lead to erosion of authority, weaken controls, adversely affect organisational efficiency and jeopardise the very existence of the organisation. The CEO seeks intervention of the Chairman to ensure continued conformity. She also informs the chairman that she has already identified someone willing and conforming. Visionaries and Dissenters Customs, practices and policies evolve as organisations grow. In the course of evolution, organisational prac...