Fisher alienated two of his U.S. sales managers by sending them to Europe to temporarily run the European operations,but neglecting to work out a compensation package that would cover their relatively high living expenses in Germany and Belgium. ·One ended up staying the better part of the year,and Mr.Fisher was rudely surprised to be informed by the Belgian government that this sales manager owed thousands of dollars in local taxes. The two managers had hired about 10 local people to staff each of the two distribution centers. However,the level of sales was disappointing,so Fisher decided to fire about half the distribution center employees. That's when he got an emergency phone call from his temporary sales manager in Germany.