Sam returned to his office and the piles of financial reports. He
spent the afternoon pouring over what Neil had provided. Where
were the inefficiencies that were resulting in these slipping margins?
And why were the job costing models so old and so wrong? Worse,
why wouldn’t Neil want to help the cause? Finally, why wouldn’t Dick
demand better from him?
Sam needed more information if he was going to get to the bottom
of it all. Right then, it occurred to him that Dick gave him no
instructions on whom to contact in each department. If Neil wanted
to barricade himself in his office, maybe Josie and her direct reports
could help.