The following is a quote stated today from Scott Adams, the author of Dilbert. Not only is he spot on, but he has supporting reasons to back up his comment.
...I'd point out that most of our information about the war comes from the generals. All leaders are unreliable. A general would be fired immediately if he said the surge was a bad idea. And if a general believed the surge might succeed, even as a long shot, he'd be a crappy leader if he told anyone his true assessment of the odds. So you can't believe the leaders.
This also applies to the business world. Your leaders can't be trusted. I'm not saying you should go out there and defy them, argue with them, or generally disagree with what they are saying, but that you must take a look at the activities that color their world view and understand that what they are saying is often times what must be said and not reality. Be sure to take everything you hear with a grain of salt.
