Comments on: How NOT to Quit http://www.clwill.com/leadership/how-not-to-quit/ Advice, Commentary, and Resources for Building World-Class Teams Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:45:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Nancy Williams http://www.clwill.com/leadership/how-not-to-quit/#comment-2933 Nancy Williams Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:43:47 +0000 http://www.clwill.com/leadership/how-not-to-quit/#comment-2933 The rookie manager, John McLaren ("a good friend of Hargrove's" according to S.I.), who's taken over the job was quoted as saying, "Sometimes a manager just can't see the job through ..." Now what does that mean, actually? Does the organization have some recourse when this sort of thing happens? The rookie manager, John McLaren (”a good friend of Hargrove’s” according to S.I.), who’s taken over the job was quoted as saying, “Sometimes a manager just can’t see the job through …” Now what does that mean, actually? Does the organization have some recourse when this sort of thing happens?

]]> By: Chris Williams http://www.clwill.com/leadership/how-not-to-quit/#comment-2934 Chris Williams Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:27:30 +0000 http://www.clwill.com/leadership/how-not-to-quit/#comment-2934 I'm sure the organization would normally have some recourse -- if this was a simple matter of what it sounds like today. He's reneged on a contract. Simple contract law. But, if I'm right, and this was a "you do that and I'm outta here" kind of situation, I think the organization wouldn't pursue it. Time will tell if I'm right there. As for McLaren, interestingly, he was Lou Pinella's right-hand man here for years as well. He's played second fiddle for decades. Let's see how he does, he's certainly got the experience and the pedigree to handle the job. I’m sure the organization would normally have some recourse — if this was a simple matter of what it sounds like today. He’s reneged on a contract. Simple contract law.

But, if I’m right, and this was a “you do that and I’m outta here” kind of situation, I think the organization wouldn’t pursue it. Time will tell if I’m right there.

As for McLaren, interestingly, he was Lou Pinella’s right-hand man here for years as well. He’s played second fiddle for decades. Let’s see how he does, he’s certainly got the experience and the pedigree to handle the job.

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