Whilst the description by Cleveland steam whistle is very good, if this is the structure then it would worry me a lot. You have two opposite forces pulling the team in different directions under this scenario.
Using the example given, you have a GM that needs a player or two to take them over the top and to make the playoffs but it needs one of the prospects in the deal to make it work. GM says yes, becasue it will potentially get the team into the playoffs, which he is supposed to be doing, but the president says no because it hurts his long term vision of the team. Who has the final say?
If they don't make the trade, because the president says no, and the team doesn't make the playoffs, does the GM lose his job because the team didn't make the playoffs, which is his responsibility, even though he was unable to make the trades he felt he needed to?
At the end of the day, in any management structure, you ultimately need one person who makes the final decision, so is that Burke or Treliving??
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