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Case 27: Another Staff Meeting
Case Discussion:
Another Staff Meeting
Summary
Jim McLin called staff meetings on the spur of the moment. His staff could not predict when these
meetings would occur or what the meetings would cover. Sure enough, June Hanks just learned that
there would be such a meeting at 3:30 today.
As usual, Jim arrived about 10 minutes late. He began by asking for any general catch-up
information. After everyone spoke for a few minutes, he brought up a subject that he frequently
talked about: the departmental red-tape problem. In Jim’s opinion, the department spent too much
time on red-tape procedures. He said he really wanted to do something about it this time and told
everyone ...