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Act your age

Act your age

original publish date: 24th September, 2010

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transcript

FTE #2: There's no way I would have got this right io years ago.

FTE #1: Question 5. The reason you put someone in an 'acting' role is (A) as a trial for them to convince you they can do the role (B) to make it look like you'll consider others for the role even though you have no intention of doing so (C) to give you time to find someone more competent

FTE #1: While still having representation at key meetings (D) to get a troublemaker out of an existing role cleanly (with handover) before you get rid of them Om) All of the above

FTE #1: Sub

Caption: The difference between (A) & (E)? It's called Experience.