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Somewhere in the waves of change, you will have to attack the sturdy silos and difficult politics or you won’t create a twenty-first-century organization.

In philosophy, politics, and business, too, arguing over process has become a way to endlessly defer making concrete plans for a better future.

Anyone who has ever worked in an unhealthy organization – and almost everyone has – knows the misery of dealing with politics, dysfunction, confusion, and bureaucracy.

There is probably no greater frustration for employees than having to constantly navigate the politics and confusion caused by leaders who are misaligned.

Decency is lacking in today’s highly competitive business world, political arenas, and sporting events. It doesn’t have to be.

The societies with lots of unmarried young men are the most vulnerable to sudden revolutions and major political changes.

People not only favor members of their political parties but also believe them more, even under bewildering circumstances.

…scholarship indicate[s] that political-party adherents base many of their decisions on loyalty – born of feelings of ‘we’-ness.

Part of the problem is political and social: people often loath to take chances without permission from superiors.

As politically incorrect as it sounds, the most effective and efficient means of maintaining high standards of performance on a team is peer pressure.