Cassandra. She knew the truth but was never listened to… Stop for a moment and think about this question. “What happens to the people who give bad news, or tell an unwelcome truth to the people in charge?” [PAUSE] Now think about the question in relation to all of the books you’ve read, all of […]
Speaking Truth to Power Part 1. 2500 years of Shooting the Messenger
I was going to start this post with a link to the opening scene from the film Gladiator. You know, the bit where Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe) is waiting pensively for a messenger to return from telling the German Barbarians to surrender. All around his Roman Legions prepare for battle (very dramatic). The messenger does […]
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