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bklyncowgirl

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7. That's certainly part of it but it's not the whole story.

Wed Oct 1, 2014, 08:17 AM

Oct 2014

The management team has leeway to reward and punish employees--or at least make life very unpleasant for the obstructionists. To do this the managers have to be assertive, engaged and proactive and at the same time make it clear that they want to hear bad news before it gets any higher.

My concern is that the president's team seems to be remarkably complacent.

Imagine what would have happened if the bad news that the Obamacare website was not working as advertised had made it up the chain of command and the fixes that eventually made it work been put in place before it launched. At the worst there would have been a briefly embarrassing announcement--followed by a successful launch.

Why does this Secret Service Head still have her job? For that matter, why does Debbie Wasserman Schultz still have her job?

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What's going on in the White House? Or It's competence, stupid. [View all] bklyncowgirl Oct 2014 OP

You can't manage people CJCRANE Oct 2014 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Oct 2014 #3

Bushco didn't want to be efficient in the first place. CJCRANE Oct 2014 #4

That's certainly part of it but it's not the whole story. bklyncowgirl Oct 2014 #7

It's not like this president created the Secret Service . . . brush Oct 2014 #30

My point was that the president needs someone strong to handle these details bklyncowgirl Oct 2014 #33

I'm not defending or attacking the pres... DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2014 #21

So are you telling us that the President yesiwasacop Oct 2014 #23

The Executive branch is 100% chosen by the President. former9thward Oct 2014 #34

Who holds the purse strings? CJCRANE Oct 2014 #36

No excuse for mismangement. former9thward Oct 2014 #37

+infinity nt newfie11 Oct 2014 #2

Well, ever since they took that big giant S off his chest he become just a man. notadmblnd Oct 2014 #5

If the President is reluctant to kick ass and take names he should hire someone who isn't tularetom Oct 2014 #6

I agree with you on that. bklyncowgirl Oct 2014 #8

You agree with Politico apparently, that Obama is to blame for the danger geek tragedy Oct 2014 #9

Competence counts. I want the President I voted for to do his job better than he is doing it. bklyncowgirl Oct 2014 #10

You left out he was "just a community organizer" ... JoePhilly Oct 2014 #12

Thanks, Joe. Feral Child Oct 2014 #15

Right wing word salad. MohRokTah Oct 2014 #14

I suspect things aren't much better or worse than at any other time Schema Thing Oct 2014 #31

You're right, screw ups happen. bklyncowgirl Oct 2014 #32

Reluctant as I am to agree with Politico about anything tularetom Oct 2014 #11

WOW, blaming Obama for his own assassination. MohRokTah Oct 2014 #13

WOW is right tularetom Oct 2014 #16

You agreed with Politico. MohRokTah Oct 2014 #18

The politico article pointed out problems in the Secret Service. These problems are real. bklyncowgirl Oct 2014 #22

You and I have nothing to disucss MohRokTah Oct 2014 #25

At work a couple days ago one of my co-workers had RT wing radio on and yesiwasacop Oct 2014 #26

Admittedly there has not anything close to the greatest failures of the Bush administration.. bklyncowgirl Oct 2014 #29

Do you find the Secret Service Director's performance acceptable? bklyncowgirl Oct 2014 #19

You agreed with Politicoi MohRokTah Oct 2014 #20

I think you're wasting your time trying to introduce logic into this discussion tularetom Oct 2014 #24

Thanks, you're right. So silly of me. nt bklyncowgirl Oct 2014 #27

See my post #15, please. Feral Child Oct 2014 #17

I'm not going to blame the President for the SS failures. Tatiana Oct 2014 #28

Obama appointed a SS Director who was tasked with reforming the SS. former9thward Oct 2014 #35