The Emotionally Intelligent Person's Guide To Disagreeing With Your Boss

I choose to be the emotionless intelligent person. There are enough emotional people around jacking stuff up as it is...

My response to the individual that disagreed with me was that they didn't have to agree with me, just do your job. However, disagreement to often could be career limiting. Years later I met him, and despite being above average in intelligence, he never progressed above a lower level manager.

Interesting Situation... looks like the Boss is also on a power trip...

..."... So if your boss seems immune to your arguments, the best thing you can do is to pretend you’re on the same page, then consider some more productive alternatives to making your concerns understood—if there are any. The downside here is that your inability to persuade your boss may lead to a bad decision you’d hoped to avoid, but at least you tried. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.
In general, it’s helpful to appear as though you care less about the specifics of the dispute but care deeply about your boss. It’s a bit like disagreeing with someone who’s interviewing you for a job—you want to showcase your thinking, but what you’re really committed to are the great things you can do together as as a team...."....