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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Nice move, come in with the coffee and muffins, talk to them, you know get to know them. Then on monday introduce them to your Johnny a$$kicker persona who's there to kick a$$ and chew bubble gum, but you're all out of bubble gum.
Yeah lull them into a false sense of security, that new boss, he's just swell. Then handcuff them to the grinding machine known as KPI measurements.
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totally random but I was watching a documentary last night on the U of Minnesota 78-79 NCAA hockey championship team ...an interesting slice of nostalgia- they had 2 great freshmen (Mike Ramsey and Neal Broten) and in total I think 8 guys from that team were the core of the 80 Olympic team (along with Herb Brooks). interesting team - all Minnesota guys as opposed to their enemy UND which had a bunch of evil Canadians on it
anyways one of the guys (forget who) is describing being recruited by Brooks, there is a picture of this kid and his parents (who looked like they were 75 years old even though the kid is 18 - its the late 70s mind you- no one was looking their best). anyways the kid and parents are smiling ear to ear in the picture with Brooks signing his commitment
the guy (now in his 50s) is recalling that his parents just can't believe how nice this Herb Brooks guy is, then as he's leaving Brooks turns to the kid on the way out and basically says 'and that's the last time I'm ever going to be nice to you'