Systrom and Kreiger rebuffed all of the offers and seemed intent on building an independent company, said people familiar with their thinking.

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With public dissent growing, his response has been to stifle sources of independent thinking, be they private television channels, trade unions, the church or the schools and universities.

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When process becomes more important than people, when collaboration is confused with having a meeting, when potential is held in higher regard than performance, and when independent thinking takes a backseat to conformity, leadership is dysfunctional at best.

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