Obedience isn't a virtue because power always corrupts. We can help save each other by decentralizing responsibilities.
A decision belongs to the person who will live with the consequences of getting it wrong. Anywhere else, it drifts toward what protects the decider, not what fits the situation.
Communication is 50% the speaker and 50% the listener. A handoff tends to fall apart when either side believes they're done after doing only their half.
What is popular is not always right; what is right is not always popular.