There’s a problem associated with being so ruthless, *if* you demonstrate it before you are in real power.
Those who calculate they will be murderously purged figure that they will have better odds if the tyrant dies early.
If properly done, their circle of supporters should be thought of as those responsible for her demise, so they will be next in line for the chopping block.
—”There’s a problem associated with being so ruthless, *if* you demonstrate it before you are in real power.”
My mentor always said it is better to go in as an SOB and ease up if they start to produce, but impossible to go in as a nice guy and change to hard ass.