If a rule’s unfair, fight to change it. Sneaking around it just proves you never believed you’d win.

LEADERSHIP

WHAT THIS MEANS

There is a real difference between opposing a rule and simply evading it. Getting around something quietly leaves it standing for everyone who comes after you, and it usually means you decided the argument was unwinnable before you tried. That is a verdict on your own influence more than on the rule. Changing something is slower, more awkward, and the only version that helps anyone but you.

If a rule genuinely is unfair, find out who can change it and make the case in plain terms. Bring one specific example rather than a general complaint. Expect it to take a while.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

Which unfair rule do you dodge instead of trying to change?

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