30. A Few Bad Apples - Why That Narrative Protects Power Over People
From Advancing Racial Equity 4.0 with Dr Shereen Daniels by Dr Shereen Daniels
October 17, 2025 · 30 min · Season 3 · Episode 30
About this episode
This episode discusses the persistence of the 'bad apples' narrative in organizations and its implications for power dynamics.
Why does the “bad apples” story keep coming back, even in organisations that should know better? In this episode, I argue that the issue isn’t a lack of understanding, but rather the usefulness of the narrative itself.
People in this episode
Host: Dr Shereen Daniels
Topics covered
- narrative
- organizational behavior
- power dynamics
- racial equity
- bad apples
- storytelling
Keywords
- bad apples
- narrative
- organizational behavior
- power
- racial equity
- storytelling
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