DeWese--Is Anybody Listening?

Some of you may have participated in meetings with the CEO in the conference room. He sits at the head of the table. You and a few other people sit at the table while the CEO talks. He ventilates and opines. You and your colleagues nod and agree. After all, he is the CEO. He thinks you're agreeing with his opinions but you aren't buying. As in the old fable, the emperor has no clothes and you're not telling him.