Authority
Our first Fulcrum Leaders colloquium, with speakers Jim Clifford and Dympna Cunnane.
This colloquium explored a number of questions on the subject of authority as we believed it to be important in many settings, including work organisations, educational settings, families and society at large.
Is the law simply a set of rules made by those who have power to protect their interests?
Whose authority do we respect, if any?
What kind of authority do we see in public life and what does it say to us?
Is education providing young people with good role models?
Are parents aware of their authority?
What has discipline got to do with it?
What has guilt got to do with it?
The evening brought together different academic and social perspectives as we thought about authority as we have experienced it and reflected on what this experience tells us.
We came away with a common view that authority lies at the heart of every institution and society and we believe that it is a neglected aspect of culture and society.
