JMGT_V3_N4_CS1 Franklin Ramsoomair Steven Ausman Journal on Management 2230 – 715X 3 4 62 67 Minefield, Strike, plant, career Tom Johns sat at his desk staring out the window wondering what he would do next. What really troubled him was what others would do next and how he was going to make everything come together. He had done his best. With all of the various forces working in all different directions, nothing was predictable. Much of what would happen was now out of his hands and he did not like losing control of the situation. There had only been a few times in the last twelve years that he did not feel in control of his plant, and each time it disturbed him deeply. March - May 2009 Copyright © 2009 i-manager publications. All rights reserved. i-manager Publications http://www.imanagerpublications.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=205