fires anyone who disagrees or does not fall in line. absolute tyrany
In politics, we saw what happens when the republicans can't agree with each other and failed to elect a majority leader. We also designate 1 person to control a significant part of our government, not a committee people with opposite view points.
Inconsistent messaging from leadership creates distrust amount the workers/population and prevents people from accomplishing anything.
If the purpose of the organization is based in science, what does it matter if you accomplish anything if you've fired all the scientists and all you have left are the politicians and spokespeople?
And if the acts of Congress that created your organization mandate that science be conducted, is it maybe time to do some soul searching about why no one wants to sing your terrible song?
How can an organization learn, recognize new facts, adapt to change, and synthesize knowledge if everyone is constrained to singing one song?
Dissent is an important part of good collaborative decision-making. Demanding that everyone "sing the same song" or get out eliminates the ability to adapt, improve, and correct.
- Musk, Zuckerberg, Trump, Bezos, Steve Jobs, Larry Ellison, Travis Kalanick,
In politics:
- Trump, Xi, Putin, Biden [0], Obama [1]. When the republican party couldn't elect a chair, they were seen as dysfunctional.
If you can't sing together, the purpose fails:
- Quibi: founders disagreed. company failed.
- The Beatles (Lennon vs. McCartney)
- Soviet Union: Central Communist Party wanted to preserve the union, but republics (Baltic states, Ukraine, Georgia, etc.) demanded independence.
- Yugoslavia: Deep ethnic, religious, and national divides (Serbs, Croats, Bosniaks, Slovenes, etc.), each with different visions of the future.
[0] - Biden fired Gerald B. Wright for loyalty to Trump. Rodney Scott disagreed with Biden's immigration strategy and was also fired.
[1] - General Stanley McChrystal was fired for critical comments about Obama.
Biden also fired Rodney Scott for disagreement on immigration strategy.
Obama fired General Stanley McChrystal for critical comments about Obama.
What year did it suddenly not become ok to fire people that disagree with you?
But yes. Getting hired and directly opposing the direction your boss wants to take isn’t a recipe for a long career.