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Re:How to give a senior leader feedback (without getting fired) by thaumasiotes on Saturday November 23, 2024 @07:39PM (#42225081)
Only in the same sense that bottom-level employees are the CEO's superior. Which is to say, they aren't.

Formal structure can stabilize a system and make it resilient to shocks. But there's a limit to how much stability can be provided, and if you provide enough shock, the structure will change.

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Re:How to give a senior leader feedback (without getting fired) by refulgentis on Saturday November 23, 2024 @10:06PM (#42225639)
> Only in the same sense that bottom-level employees are the CEO's superior. Which is to say, they aren't.

Fascinating: What companies do you know of that have democratic elections of CEOs?

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Re:How to give a senior leader feedback (without getting fired) by Lvl999Noob on Sunday November 24, 2024 @04:28AM (#42226922)
Doesn't nearly every company have a democratic process for choosing CEOs? Just that the voters are only the board members.
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Re:How to give a senior leader feedback (without getting fired) by dataflow on Sunday November 24, 2024 @04:32AM (#42226935)
Your "just" is the point.
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Re:How to give a senior leader feedback (without getting fired) by aredox on Sunday November 24, 2024 @08:26AM (#42227823)
So the Soviet system was democratic?
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Re:How to give a senior leader feedback (without getting fired) by Kamq on Sunday November 24, 2024 @11:19AM (#42228660)
> Only in the same sense that bottom-level employees are the CEO's superior. Which is to say, they aren't.

There's an important difference. Bottom-level employees don't get to choose the CEO at most companies.

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