Things may be a lot better if there's an official mechanism in an organization for delivering the "I told you so" message, because as hurtful as it might be the

Things may be a lot better if there's an official mechanism in an organization for delivering the "I told you so" message, because as hurtful as it might be there are a lot to learn from those kind of people. In the Japanese corporation, japanese culture seems to drive old experienced people's pride high. It's not a wrong or a right thing. It's just the social mechanism, and once we know that we might be able to leverage from it. In the end, the game in every organization is not just about being right or doing the right thing, it's also about power, authority, influence. Back to the great-grand-parent comment, I assume, being a grizzled, scarred old codger, along the way you may have found a method to identify people that thinks like you. If you have, I would appreciate it much if you share about it here!