After watching the 60 Minutes takedown of Greg Mortenson I picked up Jon Krakauer’s excellent Kindle book Three Cups of Deceit
A big part of the Central Asia Institute story is the long list of board members and staff who’ve quit in protest. After trying at length to influence Mortenson and the rest of the board, these folks realized that they weren’t being effective and left, leaving behind stern notes that inventory the organization’s problems and chastise Mortenson.
In their positions I can hardly say I’d do differently. But it’s important to note that in the case of the Central Asia Institute, as in other, less high profile situations, good staff and board leaving in protest actually concentrated and amplified bad behavior. Before Krakauer’s expose, the stinkers left running the show had free reign to do whatever they wanted!