On 12 Aug 96 at 17:34, J C Howell wrote:
> > Anybody have any ideas about how we choose who we will consider to
> > be an authority?
>
> Let me add a note in response to this question.
>
> We typically assume that "someone" is in authority. Very often this
> is the person designated as our "leader" (manager, priest, parent,
> etc.).
I have a simple sentence: Authority "moves" to those that act as if they
have it. Applies to social and org. situations.
I think I'll start writing fortune cookies. Here's a challenge. After you
post a long response, re-read it before sending and do a one sentence
summarization of what you wrote. (no cheating or use of 79 clauses (those
things between commas?)
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