A subordinate delicately pointed out to Rumsfeld that while he often stood for hours it was because he chose to do so, and he could sit down when he wanted.
Under what Lee termed a "new management" concept, Samsung insisted that subordinates point out errors to their bosses.
Hopefully, you've received feedback from a peer, a subordinate or a boss that points out an area where you could be even more effective.
You will likely step on some toes along the way and you may go too far on occasion, but which is worse: occasionally butting in on a subordinate's work to make a point, or not providing real-time feedback to help that subordinate grow and excel?
Prosecutors say at one point he found himself a subordinate of his mobster son, who rose through the ranks with his help – a favor his father regretted.
"Hey Tohmas!" a subordinate shouted recently after a company meal, pointing to his bulging waistline.
A subordinate called him "ruthless, decisive, short-tempered to the point of rudeness, remote".
In short: it is a subordinate getting a bollocking, which is the highest order of comedy next to pointing at things and saying "you", or someone dropping a pint glass.
In short: it is a subordinate getting a lashing, which is the highest order of comedy next to pointing at things and saying "you," or someone dropping a pint glass.
In critiquing a subordinate's work, for example, the executive occasionally finds it desirable to come close enough to the point to ensure that the subordinate gets the message but not so close as to "crowd" him and cause defensiveness.
Cohen likened it to a powerful individual pointing to his tie and claiming it's "the nicest looking tie!"—then asking a subordinate if he or she agrees.
