Our project team keeps saying we want to be more transparent and democratic but when decisions need to be made quickly some people just take charge and the rest of us let them and then we feel resentful about it later. We haven't figured out what we actually believe about leadership and whether our ideals are realistic.
More people experience this than they realize.
Stated values about democratic process are colliding with pragmatic needs for efficient decision-making, revealing unexamined assumptions about leadership and authority.
“Where Are You with The examined moral life?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.