Can you challenge the status quo at work?

It's not about rolling over and playing dead for the execs, but it does involve a bit of strategy and logic.

The idea of how to challenge the status quo at work is a fairly fraught one. Most organizations have a tremendously deep belief in company hierarchy, and if hierarchy is the game, well ... good luck with any attempt to challenge the status quo. In a lot of companies, managers tend to view new ideas more as a threat than something that could drive the bu…