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Homicide Is Not
an Option
Use PowerPhrases to
Address Issues
185Everyone has a nemesis. Everyone has one person who exists to
make life miserable. Everyone has one person who knows every
one of his buttons—and takes great delight in pressing them.
Everyone has a person who makes it easier to understand the
concept of homicide.
For Superman this person is Lex Luthor. For Laura Ingalls,
it’s Nellie Olsen. For Mindy, a sales manager, it was Brenda, her
supervisor.
Brenda was a huge woman who had bright red hair and a
personality to match. Some managers believe in management
by objectives. Some managers believe in management by exam-
ple. Brenda believed in management by intimidation. If you
ever made a mistake, Brenda cut you down to size.
One day Mindy came back to the office and a woman
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