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Manny's Hopeless Dilemma
Posted by Brian Dautch on June 1, 2009 at 4:33 PM
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Sometimes, you set yourself up to render certain actions impossible. For example, if you're a cop who lets 1000 motorists go by at 110 mph in a 65 zone, how can you credibly pull over the guy doing 66? Or if you, as the boss, laugh as employees hit the office at 11 am after a nice brunch, can you realistically yell at someone who enters at 9:01?
That's the spot Manny has put himself in.
He basically can't discipline anyone at this point, and discipline is precisely what the team needs.
Too bad, huh?
Tags: discipline, permissive, impossible, Manny Acta, oh well