For any leader to enact an unpopular policy they need stooges. Theses stooges must be deeply delusional in that they must be made to believe that they are being admitted to some kind of exclusive, elitist inner sanctum and that further enhancements will be attached to their promotion of this unpopular policy. They must be so delusional that they cannot see the damage they are doing to their own standing in the community nor the damage that they do to the best interests of their colleagues. Plus , they must be convinced that doing 30% extra work for 10% extra salary is a wise decision.
There is a school of thought that says that the desire to become a stooge should automatically preclude you from becoming one on the the grounds of poor professional judgement. ( Nobody believes they are “forced” into stoogery, they are all willing volunteers).