The Courage to Raise Your Hand
Abstract
After concluding with a comment about how this would revolutionize our educational process, the commandant said he was interested in our candid feedback on his proposal. My instant reaction was to think, Sure, hes interested in feedback so long as it supports his idea. Having been through situations like this many times before, I resolved to keep my mouth shut and was certain my colleagues would do likewise. Even if the vision proved futile, which was highly likely in my opinion, we would just wait a couple years for the next commandant to rotate in with another vision. So I anticipated the usual prolonged and uncomfortable silence followed by a politically correct question or two. But this was not to be, as my colleague Don raised his hand and stood up to speak from the back of the room. Sir, with all due respect, your vision wont work, he said. I admire the concept, but it is too complex for our students and faculty to execute.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- AD1015994
Entities
People
- Owen Gadeken
Organizations
- Defense Acquisition University