I had a similar work experience. Our Business Unit manager built a reputation for herself as an effective firefighter/crisis-solver. If there wasn't a real fire, she would either start one or define something innocuous as a fire, then flog her entire Unit to put it out. She got to report to upper management many cases of avoided disaster…
I had a similar work experience. Our Business Unit manager built a reputation for herself as an effective firefighter/crisis-solver. If there wasn't a real fire, she would either start one or define something innocuous as a fire, then flog her entire Unit to put it out. She got to report to upper management many cases of avoided disasters that would have destroyed the company if not for her eternal vigilance. She was eventually forced out by someone else's nefarious power play. Our Department Manager learned the technique from her, but the constant effort ruined her health, and she had to resign on her doctor's advice. She wasn't replaced for months, and the department ran like a well-oiled machine and was far more productive without her.
I had a similar work experience. Our Business Unit manager built a reputation for herself as an effective firefighter/crisis-solver. If there wasn't a real fire, she would either start one or define something innocuous as a fire, then flog her entire Unit to put it out. She got to report to upper management many cases of avoided disasters that would have destroyed the company if not for her eternal vigilance. She was eventually forced out by someone else's nefarious power play. Our Department Manager learned the technique from her, but the constant effort ruined her health, and she had to resign on her doctor's advice. She wasn't replaced for months, and the department ran like a well-oiled machine and was far more productive without her.