I was reminded of this sad fact at a party when a fellow guest asked me the subject of a book I was planning to write. I told him that it was about how people can help each other to think for themselves. "Oh dear," he said, "I don't think much of that; I much prefer people do as they're told." I later found out that he is the fourth-generation president of one of the largest oil companies. 4 When was the last organizational vision statement you saw that included the words "... to develop ourselves into a model environment in which everyone at every level can think for themselves"? For that matter, when was the last time somebody asked you, "What do you really think, really?" and then waited for you to answer at length? Question: How often are people interested in what other people think according to the writer?