A simple question

Is your boss gets mad at you?

If you're not doing something that someone hates, it is possible that you are not doing a good job.

Whether you're a leaf or a branch (employee or manager), pick your battles carefully, one poke at a time. Better to live another day to keep fighting the good fight then, say, being fired for trying to do it all at once. Build support for the leaf nodes, and find some brave branches who manage them.