Epilogue: The ManagementTeam Reconvenes

THE CHAIRMAN SPEAKS

I greeted each member of the management team with a hearty handshake as they entered the boardroom. It had been six months since our first tension-filled meeting. In the opposite corner of the room at the credenza the CEO was pouring a cup of coffee having a cordial chat with the chairman.

The chairman was not expected at this meeting. His presence usually coincides with really good news or really bad news. He rarely shows up to chat. As the team members approached their seats, they put ...

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