What stands out to me the impact of loyalty on corruption. Despite doing obviously the right thing: <i>Boisjoly later revealed this memo to the presidential commission investigating the disaster and was then forced to leave Morton Thioklol after been shunned by disgruntled colleagues.</i><p>Elsewhere in the discussion[1], we learn that key information about the O-rings had to be carefully, anonymously disclosed to protect the jobs of several people, including a prominent astronaut.<p>How do we avoid corruption when loyalty uber alles is the rule of almost all organizations?<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10992224" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10992224</a>