My suspicion is that there's a bit of classic snafu principle here: Al is likely big enough at this point that nobody working with him thinks they have the right to question his words. That's unfortunately typical in creative fields, far as I can tell -- the bigger you are, the less you get edited, often to your detriment. I would guess that at least one or two people noticed the problem, but didn't think they were allowed to speak up.
This happens almost inevitably, and doesn't require being a diva: the problem is that most people, most of the time, self-censor around power. It requires a good deal of effort for the person at the top to *avoid* this happening: you have to go out of your way to make clear to everyone that you value their opinions. Basically, you have to be a fairly talented manager to avoid it.
And I agree that the problem needs to be pointed out reliably. I just think that he's handled the matter about as best he can so far...
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Date: 2014-07-23 04:19 pm (UTC)This happens almost inevitably, and doesn't require being a diva: the problem is that most people, most of the time, self-censor around power. It requires a good deal of effort for the person at the top to *avoid* this happening: you have to go out of your way to make clear to everyone that you value their opinions. Basically, you have to be a fairly talented manager to avoid it.
And I agree that the problem needs to be pointed out reliably. I just think that he's handled the matter about as best he can so far...