Book interview

Just about everyone reading this will be familiar with the uncomfortable sensation of being asked - or even told - by their line manager to do something that is almost certainly a bad idea. You have an obligation to carry out the command despite your misgivings, and you head back to your desk worried about how to evade the issue without putting your head on the block. You may have the best intentions: perhaps you want to protect your boss from making a mistake. but because we live in a society where we still defer to those higher up the food chain, you´ve still got to get your head down and get on with it or risk a charge of insubordination.