Most of the time," said the One Minute Manager. "Because if, in talking to the
person, you gather any new information that explains the poor performance, you
can always return to a delegating style without losing anything in terms of your
relationship with the person. But if you go straight from a delegating style to a
directing style, you are back into the old ‘leave alone-zap’ leadership style. And if
there is some reason for the poor performance, you are standing there with your
foot in your mouth.