In this age of corporate scandals and lack of accountability, management expert Dr. Jerry B. Harvey's parable about a family trip to Abilene offers a compelling lesson about reading the road signs and knowing when you're headed down the road to Abilene.
Jump in the car and hit the road to Abilene. What you'll find is a road littered with anger, frustration, blame and failure. It's a journey during which deeply held, logical values fall victim to group dynamics, a road that takes you to group consensus where there is none. ...