Comments on: HR in the Media Countdown – #3 Toby from the Office http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/hrlite/2008/07/hr-in-the-media-countdown-3-toby-from-the-office/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:54:40 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Dennis Doverspike http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/hrlite/2008/07/hr-in-the-media-countdown-3-toby-from-the-office/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Dennis Doverspike Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:38:17 +0000 http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/hrlite/?p=158#comment-9 Great point Bryan. Toby does seem to have the correct answer and also to express the HR point of view very clearly. Maybe it says something that Toby is rarely listened to and often abused. For an interesting introspection on Michael's management style from Harvard Business Publishing see 11 Habits of the Worst Boss I Ever Had by David Silverman. You can find it at: http://discussionleader.hbsp.com/silverman/2008/07/the-flip-side-of-leadership.html Great point Bryan. Toby does seem to have the correct answer and also to express the HR point of view very clearly. Maybe it says something that Toby is rarely listened to and often abused.

For an interesting introspection on Michael’s management style from Harvard Business Publishing see 11 Habits of the Worst Boss I Ever Had by David Silverman. You can find it at:

http://discussionleader.hbsp.com/silverman/2008/07/the-flip-side-of-leadership.html

]]> By: BryanB http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/hrlite/2008/07/hr-in-the-media-countdown-3-toby-from-the-office/comment-page-1/#comment-8 BryanB Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:22:41 +0000 http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/hrlite/?p=158#comment-8 Ironically Toby nearly always had the correct answer to the situation, he just didn't "partner" very well with Michael. Is it a bright spot that Toby can best be described as puny and powerless? Rather than, say, unqualified or stupid? I'm really grasping now aren't I. Ironically Toby nearly always had the correct answer to the situation, he just didn’t “partner” very well with Michael.

Is it a bright spot that Toby can best be described as puny and powerless? Rather than, say, unqualified or stupid? I’m really grasping now aren’t I.

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