Great interview/article, thanks for sharing that link.

This quote rang so true, because it applies in the internal workings of any business, and when there is a problem here it is a big problem:

 

“There’s probably more to it,” Trembley said when asked if the statistical analyses were the crux. “You read between the lines and I think that’s a very good intro. But really, I think it goes much deeper than that and I think in time all that kind of stuff will filter its way out. But, you know, Jim, you’ve been a general manager and I’ve been a manager. And I think one thing that has to exist is you have to have an open, honest level of communication.

“I think as a general manager, you got to be able to say things the manager doesn’t take it personal. And the manager’s got to be able to tell the general manager, ‘Hey, I don’t think this guy can play,’ or, ‘I don’t think this guy’s a fit,’ and I think those kind of things got to stay within that room. If you can’t talk to your manager and if you can’t talk to your general manager about the good and the bad of your club, who the heck can you talk to? I mean, you got to have somebody to bounce it off of, and you can’t take it personal and you can’t say, ‘Well, if you don’t agree with it, that we’re going to go along with it anyway.’

While I initially thought the timing was poor, the more I think about it the more I change my opinion.  It's not that I blame Porter, but rather that if the situation had deteriorated this much there was no compelling reason to wait.