Just for the record, I don’t typically post cartoons just because I think they’re funny. Although I would feel the freedom to do that too.I include things that relate to some of the themes of this blog and Dilbert frequently illustrates many of my favorite themes – leadership ethics, systems dynamics, and other things. The following is a classic portrayal of the abuse of authority with it’s crazymaking nature.
Frequently leaders don’t understand that they are actually having an abusive impact on others when that is what is going on. We’re not all bad people, but we don’t always know our impact. When they get backlash, then in their minds obviously it’s their fault and they focus on the appropriateness of the reactions as opposed to the grievous offenses that started the cycle.A more common dynamic here is when someone gives you feedback and instead of listening to the feedback and learning from it you chastise the person for not giving the feedback right. That’s oppressive behavior and it’s even more so the more power you have.
