There have been rumours that something like this has happened in the recent past in the Indian media and entertainment sector. Rumours because we haven’t got any official confirmations. However, it was enough to send shockwaves across. So we asked Dr Bhaskar Das the question. Here’s what he had to say in the Feb 4 edition of Das ka Dum. Read on…

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Q. If a very senior employee working with you screws up big time, is it wise to effect a public admonishment. Or, if the person is such a liability, isn’t it better to part ways?

A. In such matters, one can’t be normative as contexts and imperatives are unique, mostly. It’s easy to pontificate in such matters, but only the wearer knows where the crown pinches. So, I have no views beyond an injection of empathy and sensitivity in the decision execution process. Incidentally, I remembered a quote from the Bard of Avon: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.