when I was a child, I thought smart people were in charge. when I got older, I realized you didn't have to be smart to be in charge. but the piece that was hardest to learn is that no one is really in charge at all. no one's going to fix it beyond us.
a fundamental of Continuous Improvement in business is that everyone’s responsible for positive change in the company- it mirrors your post and it absolutely does come down to the individual to make the decision to be the change or simply accept the outcome of change that they chose not to influence
