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Re:Dealing with insubordination by seasonalgrit on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @10:17AM (#15748374)
When you have to threaten someone on your team, you've reached rock-bottom as a manager; all you're really accomplishing is convincing your team to leave for greener pastures.
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Re:Dealing with insubordination by bitwize on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @11:44AM (#15749171)
You know how Mao said power flows from the barrel of a gun? In the office, power flows from the threat of job loss. It's the threat implicit in every executive decision.
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Re:Dealing with insubordination by abiox on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @08:33PM (#15753450)
they've already left in a sense, if you've got responsibility but not authority.
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