Manning Failure listing Thread (formerly evaluation thread)

[ensco]

I mostly agree with your post, ensco, but I think the bolded areas should be delegated, not run directly by Manning.

Sure, but the thing is, Manning owns the outcomes, whether he hires someone to do them for him or not. The head sets the strategy, participates and approves the decisions, gets the applause, and faces the music.

In the specific case of Curtis, this is even more true - he had almost no managerial experience. If you left him alone to make big decisions, you don’t get to act surprised at what happens afterwards

(There can be extenuating circumstances- eg when a critical employee is hired away or gets sick)