THREE
Managing the Tornado
“Don’t mind me intimidating everyone at your project meetings. I’m just helping you speed things along.”
SAMPLE WORKPLACE INTERACTION WITH “THE TORNADO”
Chris: Thanks, everyone, for joining today. I know I’m not the only one who is super excited about nailing down the short list of suppliers for this system implementation. We all want to avoid the fiasco of last year, of course.
Milton (the Tornado boss): That’s an understatement, Chris! We cannot afford to lose this client, and the supplier choice can mean the difference ...
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