# Motion to Vacate By:: [[Ross Jackson]] 2023-10-04 We just witnessed a historic event when a motion was filed to vacate the Speaker of the House of Representatives. This motion, for the first time in American history, passed. Members of his party removed the sitting Speaker of the House. This is historic. It is rare for a sitting body to remove its leadership from below. Many organizations have no formal process by which those being led can remove those leading. Organizations benefit from this sort of power. How many organizational managers would remain in place if those working could move to vacate the position? Would such a structure result in better management? It was interesting to watch the events unfold. Most of the speeches did not seem to sway people’s opinions. When reduced to essentials, the speeches didn’t move beyond shallow pronouncements for or against the individual. People’s minds seemed to be made up before the public debate. This, if accurate, points to a severe flaw in human organizational decisions—information and discourse matter, at least rhetorically. Observations of the debate surrounding this historic event suggest that it might only be rhetorically that they do. Workers should have a similar procedural mechanism to vacate the position of management. If they do, it would be desirable that the decisions be based on data, discussion, and deliberation. #### Related Items [[Work]] [[Management]] [[Leadership]] [[Empowerment]] [[Vote]] [[Thinking]]