Question-Driven Discipline

“Tisch was still maintaining the demeanor of an observer: asking questions, expressing puzzlement, and challenging old assumptions, but not telling anyone what to do. He made it clear, however, that CBS’s”

“Joyce was homing in on what he called “the Tisch factor.” It worked like this: Tisch wasn’t telling anyone what to do. He was merely asking questions, but the questions clearly indicated disap- proval. Who were all these people and what were they doing besides wasting money? Wyman and Jankowski saw which way Tisch was moving and sought to anticipate and please him. They had to figure that getting along with Tisch would enhance their own security. In that evolving environment, lower-level positions like Joyce’s had no more security than a summer job.”