Even better. Managers under a director are stack ranked. The lowest ranked manager is asked to "improve soon or else...". What does this manager do? Finds a sc

Even better. Managers under a director are stack ranked. The lowest ranked manager is asked to "improve soon or else...". What does this manager do? Finds a scapegoat in his own team as the fall guy for poor performance. Sets the fall guy up for failure. Tells the director, that the team is suffering because of this guy. Fired the fall guy, buys more time for himself from the director. Don't ask me how I know.