I think it important to put both X and Y into their historical perspective. Mr Ford lived in a time when elementary education was not very common which led to many of the practices of the time. But it also led to the union violence that reacted to the X way of doing things. Y arose when education was more common and helped greatly.
However, life continues and medical staffs are some of the most highly educated and the individual pusuits, “lack of social interactions” brought about by the electronic devices is about to turn the Y concepts in a signifacantly different direction.
Thus, the need for engagement. The future will find leaders must be able to draw out their folks encouraging them to be involved. Look at the falling numbers in professional societies and medical societies and the drift to away from “parent” organizations like the AMA toward very specific groups like the echocardiogram organization with small but interest-aligned specialists.
I think the Y era is ending in favor of the isolationist era. Open for debate…
Vince Carr