“Organizations that work are those in which critical thinking is encouraged and stimulated; those in which the rule is that the boss is not always right.”

This sentence is the manifesto of our way of working, the brainchild of a giant like Alfred P. Sloan, the historic CEO of General Motors.

It is said that after presenting a plan, seeing that all the managers agreed, Sloan said:

“Gentlemen, let’s postpone the discussion for a week. We need time to develop some disagreement and truly understand what we are deciding.”

Sloan knew that immediate unanimity is often the offspring of conformism. In our team as well, when we face strategic choices, we do the same: we look for doubt.

We don’t do it to waste time, but to:
➡️ Avoid the blind spots that only a critical eye can see.
➡️ Stress-test ideas until they become solid.
➡️ Value everyone’s intelligence, not just the leader’s.

Embracing error and dissent is not weakness; it is rigor. Because a decision that doesn’t survive a confrontation is not a good decision. And in the music field, where there is rarely an absolute truth, it is even more useful.

Ah, the opening sentence is contained in the beautiful “Elogio dell’ignoranza e dell’errore” by Gianrico Carofiglio, which I highly recommend to everyone.

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I am Andrea Corelli, Professional and Advisor to the Music Industry.

From Monday to Friday, I share strategies, backstage insights, or the stories behind a song on LinkedIn. The weekend I enjoy the flow.

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