STANDING ALONE

"Things are not to be judged good or bad merely because the public think so."

Publius Cornelius Tacitus

1st century Roman historian

And yet it is difficult to oppose majority opinion.

If you are a senior manager in a position with subordinates, peers, and superiors, do you (ever, often) go against what most believe, and if so, how?

Dissenting Views: Responsible Opposition

"All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

In business as well although there are precious few effective minorities.

Simply complaining or resisting does not make one effective.

To be that you must find a way to makes others understand your alternative vision, after first making certain you actually have one.

Anything less, you swim alone.