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History is rarely made by the well behaved
Successful intelligent disobedience often requires nonstandard behavior – in other words, acts that don’t fall into the “well behaved” category. This chapter examines different forms that intelligent disobedience can take, such as: bending rules, breaking rules, or inventing rules to suit a given situation; or challenging the decisions of individuals, a group, or external entities. These actions may be visible to many, a few, or only the person taking action. The examples in this chapter are not actions executed by people being well behaved or blending in with the average manager or employee.
Following the rules with intelligent disobedience
In the following scenario, a manager followed ...
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