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            Taking 'Office' lessons from the world's greatest (inept) =
boss =20
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                       By Chris Haston, NBC=20
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                        Steve Carell plays the self-absobed leader of =
fictitious office-supply distributor Dunder Mifflin in NBC's comedy "The =
Office."=20
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      By Del Jones, USA TODAY
      Supervisors, middle managers and corporate executives - suits, if =
you will - tonight will be going to a frightening source for leadership =
lessons. Many will put down their copy of The Effective Executive by =
Peter Drucker and tune into the one-hour season premiere of NBC's (GE) =
comedy The Office.=20


      This borders on disturbing. After all, the show centers on a =
bumbling boss and his interactions with a workplace team of geeks, =
kiss-ups and slackers. But in a world overrun with gurus such as Michael =
Porter, Tom Peters and Warren Bennis, who have turned leadership into a =
giant industry of books and seminars, bosses across the country will be =
watching The Office, not only to laugh at themselves, but to harvest =
leadership lessons from the main character, Michael Scott.
      Readers who are unfamiliar with The Office don't realize how =
unsettling it is that bosses may be taking cues from the regional =
manager of fictitious office-supply distributor Dunder Mifflin. =
Michael's character is played by A-list movie actor Steve Carell (Little =
Miss Sunshine, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up), who exhibits =
jealousy when his birthday is overshadowed by an employee's skin cancer =
test. His eyes linger upon workplace cleavage and, when apologizing for =
a homosexual slur in one episode, he maladroitly outs a gay employee.

      Michael has such a tin ear for the politically correct that in one =
episode in the first season called "Diversity Day" he asks his only =
Hispanic employee if he would prefer to be called something other than =
Mexican.=20


      Yet, among the CEO fans of The Office is Luis Rivera of e-mail =
marketing software company J.L. Halsey in Wilmington, Del. Like many =
CEOs, Rivera looks past Michael's blemishes and finds him sympathetic.

      "It's thoroughly enjoyed at our house," Rivera says. "What makes =
up for his character flaws is the way in which Michael conveys to his =
team that, somehow, he truly cares for them as people. His flaws make =
him more human and, as a result, his crudeness ends up being overlooked. =
In the end, The Office employees end up caring for him."

      One ongoing gag is that Michael keeps a supply of World's Best =
Boss coffee mugs in his desk drawer, just in case one breaks. "Isn't =
that kind of foresight the sign of a truly great leader?" asks Andrew =
Alexander, CEO and executive producer of The Second City comedy troupe, =
of which Carell is a 1991 alumnus.

      Rivera and other CEOs aren't ready to declare Michael boss of the =
year. Far from it. They take comfort in knowing that they are not him. =
"No matter what mistakes we might make as managers of people, we can't =
be as bad as Michael, can we?" asks Susan Story, CEO of Gulf Power, =
(GUQ) a utility in Florida with 1,300 employees. But as the fourth =
season launches tonight, a number of CEOs say they draw encouragement =
from the Michael character because he demonstrates that perfection is =
not a prerequisite for leadership. Employees will laugh at bosses behind =
their backs. Always have, always will. But The Office validates that =
those same subordinates are willing to follow the flawed.

      "Michael puts himself in a position of responsibility, where most =
people feel uncomfortably vulnerable," says Noah Rowles, CEO of Los =
Angeles software company Iolo Technologies. "He takes ownership of his =
flock. The lesson learned is that people would much rather follow =
someone who is passionate and dedicated than someone who may be perfect =
on paper but otherwise uncommitted to achieving success as a group."

      Inept, but also in charge=20

      In the face of employees who are brown-nosers and idlers, Michael =
Scott survives and occasionally shines, which proves you need neither =
strength, courage nor competence to lead, Rowles says.

      "Michael is the butt of everyone's joke, and no one seems to take =
him seriously," Rowles says. "However, if you observe his character, a =
different story unfolds. He may be infinitely inept, inexcusably =
inappropriate and incessantly inane, but when the you-know-what hits the =
fan, he is also in charge."

      Creator Greg Daniels, who won an Emmy 11 days ago for outstanding =
writing for a comedy series, says the new season will carry on with a =
story line introduced in last season's final episode when character Ryan =
Howard, a former temp, leapfrogged Michael to win a promotion to =
corporate headquarters.

      Ryan's reign as Michael's younger boss begins Thursday night. Ryan =
has strengths that Michael does not - smarts, competence, education and =
analytical skills - but he's "terrible with people, is pretty =
cold-hearted and does not win fans at the workplace," says actor-writer =
B.J. Novak, who plays Ryan's role.

      Like leaders everywhere, Ryan will find it thorny to lead without =
a buy-in from his team. He will attempt to take the company digital this =
season, only to be met with the resistance every boss has come up =
against. If Ryan is to become a competent leader, his style will have to =
evolve, says Novak, who has never worked in an office but says he gets a =
feel for what it is like when drinking beer with friends who do.

      As an agent for NBC, a division of General Electric, Daniels says =
some of the material for The Office comes right out of the annual =
sensitivity training that the company mandates. The training often =
refers to outrageous things bosses have done in the past, which becomes =
script grist with minor tweaking.

      He leads a staff of a dozen writers, which helps him understand =
that bosses everywhere fear that they are one dumb remark from being =
Michael. Daniels says he will often utter such dumb remarks, but he has =
the luxury of pretending it was but fodder for the show.

      He doesn't know how banking executives deal with insensitive =
slips. "I guess they could pretend they were joking also," Daniels says.

      Like Michael, Daniels is a fortysomething boss in charge of a =
staff of twenty- and thirtysomethings. Therefore, he is left to stand =
guard over Michael's likability. Take for example an episode two years =
ago where Michael had to fire someone. Other writers saw it from the =
perspective of how awful it is to get fired. But Daniels knew that it =
was also horrible to have to fire someone, and the episode's gag became =
Michael's naive desire to remain friends with the employee he lets go. =
Michael said it was like going hunting and merely "winging" the deer.

      The lesson of The Office is apparent, says Andy Palmer, CEO of =
Vertica Systems, a 30-employee software start-up in Andover, Mass.: =
Bosses need to quit taking themselves too seriously.

      Karyl Innis, who runs a Dallas consultancy that helps executives =
with career advancement and transition, says a key lesson of The Office =
is that bosses can plan and strategize to exhaustion, but their =
best-laid plans will almost always get twisted by office gossip and =
resistance. Execution is only as good as the receiver's interpretation, =
Innis says. "They may butcher it in any way they please."

      The Office, a remake of a British program by the same name, =
averaged a modest 7.8 million viewers last season. It does comparatively =
better among young adults and is among the shows that are most =
frequently captured on TiVo for delayed viewing.=20

      Show doesn't tickle every CEO's funny bone=20

      Many CEOs say they have never seen it. Craig Hunt, CEO of Cortex =
Resort Living, a developer of luxury homes in the Florida Keys, rented =
Season Two at USA TODAY's request. Halfway through the second episode he =
turned it off.

      "The only winner here was Blockbuster. It just isn't funny to me," =
Hunt said. "This series would be great material for management training =
on what not to do."

      Likewise, Kathy Sharpe, CEO of New York ad agency Sharpe Partners, =
says she gets little from The Office. "It reassures me that I'm not the =
most dysfunctional employer on the planet. Seriously, I've learned more =
from the (National Geographic channel's) Dog Whisperer."

      "Michael has risen several levels above his incompetence, giving =
hope to workers everywhere that they, too, can someday be promoted to =
middle management and safely hide there until retirement," Alexander =
says. "He has also learned the value of management by walking around. =
This causes his staff to be highly productive, since they would much =
rather work than have another potentially awkward exchange with him."

      At the other extreme is Paul Holstein, chief operating officer of =
CableOrganizer.com in Fort Lauderdale. He says The Office is "nearly =
Norman Lear in scope and execution. It promotes tolerance, =
understanding."

      Jon Spector, CEO of The Conference Board, an organization that =
tries to improve business effectiveness, likens The Office to the =
18-year-old comic strip Dilbert that appears in 2,000 newspapers in 65 =
countries. Both TheOffice and Dilbert show how leaders have enormous =
impact for good - and how they can "screw things up," Spector says.

      'Dilbert' creator is a big fan of the show=20

      Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams says he loves The Office and also =
sees similarities to his strip. "The lesson from The Office and from =
Dilbert is that people are often dysfunctional, and no amount of =
training can fix it," Adams says.

      "We're all prone to make the same mistakes Michael Scott makes, =
creating perfunctory training sessions and then not walk the talk, or =
failing to recognize conflicts that are sapping the energy of the =
organization," Spector says.

      ACCO Brands (ABD) CEO David Campbell rarely watches The Office. =
But ACCO Brands, a large supplier of office products with 7,000 =
employees and $2 billion in annual revenue, is asking workers nationwide =
to submit photo nominations for "America's Ugliest Office," and so he =
agreed to take a look at the program's set.

      He says the only color and design comes from bobble heads and =
other personal items and that The Office set is designed with a lack of =
privacy in mind.

      "It's claustrophobic," Campbell says. "Especially intrusive is the =
way Michael constantly peers out his office window, making workers feel =
that management is always looking over their shoulders. The artistic =
directors of this show really knew what they were doing to convey Dunder =
Mifflin as a struggling enterprise."

      One executive is happy that the Dunder Mifflin regional office in =
Pennsylvania struggles. "Michael Scott is a perfect example of failing =
to use your resources well," says Chuck Rubin, president of North =
American retail for Office Depot (ODP). Rubin continues: "Michael =
doesn't have the knowledge or leadership skills to be running an office =
effectively. Of course, since Dunder Mifflin could be considered among =
our competitors, I think Michael Scott is actually the perfect person to =
run their Scranton office."

      Contributing: Gary Levin=20
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      <DIV class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Supervisors, =
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tonight will be=20
      going to a frightening source for leadership lessons. Many will =
put down=20
      their copy of <I>The Effective Executive</I> by Peter Drucker and =
tune=20
      into the one-hour season premiere of NBC's </FONT><A=20
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      size=3D2> comedy <I>The Office. </I></FONT></FONT></DIV>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>
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      <P><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#00529b size=3D2></FONT></P><FONT =
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      size=3D2>This borders on disturbing. After all, the show centers =
on a=20
      bumbling boss and his interactions with a workplace team of geeks, =

      kiss-ups and slackers. But in a world overrun with gurus such as =
Michael=20
      Porter, Tom Peters and Warren Bennis, who have turned leadership =
into a=20
      giant industry of books and seminars, bosses across the country =
will be=20
      watching <I>The Office</I>, not only to laugh at themselves, but =
to=20
      harvest leadership lessons from the main character, Michael=20
      Scott.</FONT></DIV>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Readers who are =
unfamiliar=20
      with <I>The Office </I>don't realize how unsettling it is that =
bosses may=20
      be taking cues from the regional manager of fictitious =
office-supply=20
      distributor Dunder Mifflin. Michael's character is played by =
A-list movie=20
      actor Steve Carell (<I>Little Miss Sunshine, The 40 Year Old =
Virgin,=20
      Knocked Up</I>), who exhibits jealousy when his birthday is =
overshadowed=20
      by an employee's skin cancer test. His eyes linger upon workplace =
cleavage=20
      and, when apologizing for a homosexual slur in one episode, he =
maladroitly=20
      outs a gay employee.</FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Michael has =
such a tin ear=20
      for the politically correct that in one episode in the first =
season called=20
      "Diversity Day" he asks his only Hispanic employee if he would =
prefer to=20
      be called something other than Mexican. </FONT></P>
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      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Yet, among the =
CEO fans of=20
      <I>The Office</I> is Luis Rivera of e-mail marketing software =
company J.L.=20
      Halsey in Wilmington, Del. Like many CEOs, Rivera looks past =
Michael's=20
      blemishes and finds him sympathetic.</FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"It's =
thoroughly enjoyed at=20
      our house," Rivera says. "What makes up for his character flaws is =
the way=20
      in which Michael conveys to his team that, somehow, he truly cares =
for=20
      them as people. His flaws make him more human and, as a result, =
his=20
      crudeness ends up being overlooked. In the end, <I>The Office</I>=20
      employees end up caring for him."</FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>One ongoing gag =
is that=20
      Michael keeps a supply of World's Best Boss coffee mugs in his =
desk=20
      drawer, just in case one breaks. "Isn't that kind of foresight the =
sign of=20
      a truly great leader?" asks Andrew Alexander, CEO and executive =
producer=20
      of The Second City comedy troupe, of which Carell is a 1991=20
      alumnus.</FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rivera and =
other CEOs aren't=20
      ready to declare Michael boss of the year. Far from it. They take =
comfort=20
      in knowing that they are not him. "No matter what mistakes we =
might make=20
      as managers of people, we can't be as bad as Michael, can we?" =
asks Susan=20
      Story, CEO of Gulf Power, </FONT><A=20
      =
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b=3Dguq"><FONT=20
      face=3DArial color=3D#00529b size=3D2>(GUQ)</FONT></A><FONT =
face=3DArial size=3D2> a=20
      utility in Florida with 1,300 employees. But as the fourth season =
launches=20
      tonight, a number of CEOs say they draw encouragement from the =
Michael=20
      character because he demonstrates that perfection is not a =
prerequisite=20
      for leadership. Employees will laugh at bosses behind their backs. =
Always=20
      have, always will. But <I>The Office</I> validates that those same =

      subordinates are willing to follow the flawed.</FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"Michael puts =
himself in a=20
      position of responsibility, where most people feel uncomfortably=20
      vulnerable," says Noah Rowles, CEO of Los Angeles software company =
Iolo=20
      Technologies. "He takes ownership of his flock. The lesson learned =
is that=20
      people would much rather follow someone who is passionate and =
dedicated=20
      than someone who may be perfect on paper but otherwise uncommitted =
to=20
      achieving success as a group."</FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><B><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Inept, but =
also in charge=20
      </FONT></B></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In the face of =
employees who=20
      are brown-nosers and idlers, Michael Scott survives and =
occasionally=20
      shines, which proves you need neither strength, courage nor =
competence to=20
      lead, Rowles says.</FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"Michael is the =
butt of=20
      everyone's joke, and no one seems to take him seriously," Rowles =
says.=20
      "However, if you observe his character, a different story unfolds. =
He may=20
      be infinitely inept, inexcusably inappropriate and incessantly =
inane, but=20
      when the you-know-what hits the fan, he is also in =
charge."</FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Creator Greg =
Daniels, who won=20
      an Emmy 11 days ago for outstanding writing for a comedy series, =
says the=20
      new season will carry on with a story line introduced in last =
season's=20
      final episode when character Ryan Howard, a former temp, =
leapfrogged=20
      Michael to win a promotion to corporate headquarters.</FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ryan's reign as =
Michael's=20
      younger boss begins Thursday night. Ryan has strengths that =
Michael does=20
      not =97 smarts, competence, education and analytical skills =97 =
but he's=20
      "terrible with people, is pretty cold-hearted and does not win =
fans at the=20
      workplace," says actor-writer B.J. Novak, who plays Ryan's=20
role.</FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Like leaders =
everywhere, Ryan=20
      will find it thorny to lead without a buy-in from his team. He =
will=20
      attempt to take the company digital this season, only to be met =
with the=20
      resistance every boss has come up against. If Ryan is to become a=20
      competent leader, his style will have to evolve, says Novak, who =
has never=20
      worked in an office but says he gets a feel for what it is like =
when=20
      drinking beer with friends who do.</FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As an agent for =
NBC, a=20
      division of General Electric, Daniels says some of the material =
for <I>The=20
      Office</I> comes right out of the annual sensitivity training that =
the=20
      company mandates. The training often refers to outrageous things =
bosses=20
      have done in the past, which becomes script grist with minor=20
      tweaking.</FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>He leads a =
staff of a dozen=20
      writers, which helps him understand that bosses everywhere fear =
that they=20
      are one dumb remark from being Michael. Daniels says he will often =
utter=20
      such dumb remarks, but he has the luxury of pretending it was but =
fodder=20
      for the show.</FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>He doesn't know =
how banking=20
      executives deal with insensitive slips. "I guess they could =
pretend they=20
      were joking also," Daniels says.</FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Like Michael, =
Daniels is a=20
      fortysomething boss in charge of a staff of twenty- and =
thirtysomethings.=20
      Therefore, he is left to stand guard over Michael's likability. =
Take for=20
      example an episode two years ago where Michael had to fire =
someone. Other=20
      writers saw it from the perspective of how awful it is to get =
fired. But=20
      Daniels knew that it was also horrible to have to fire someone, =
and the=20
      episode's gag became Michael's naive desire to remain friends with =
the=20
      employee he lets go. Michael said it was like going hunting and =
merely=20
      "winging" the deer.</FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The lesson of =
<I>The Office=20
      </I>is apparent, says Andy Palmer, CEO of Vertica Systems, a =
30-employee=20
      software start-up in Andover, Mass.: Bosses need to quit taking =
themselves=20
      too seriously.</FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Karyl Innis, =
who runs a=20
      Dallas consultancy that helps executives with career advancement =
and=20
      transition, says a key lesson of <I>The Office</I> is that bosses =
can plan=20
      and strategize to exhaustion, but their best-laid plans will =
almost always=20
      get twisted by office gossip and resistance. Execution is only as =
good as=20
      the receiver's interpretation, Innis says. "They may butcher it in =
any way=20
      they please."</FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><I>The =
Office</I>, a=20
      remake of a British program by the same name, averaged a modest =
7.8=20
      million viewers last season. It does comparatively better among =
young=20
      adults and is among the shows that are most frequently captured on =
TiVo=20
      for delayed viewing. </FONT></FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><B><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Show doesn't =
tickle every=20
      CEO's funny bone </FONT></B></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Many CEOs say =
they have never=20
      seen it. Craig Hunt, CEO of Cortex Resort Living, a developer of =
luxury=20
      homes in the Florida Keys, rented Season Two at USA TODAY's =
request.=20
      Halfway through the second episode he turned it off.</FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"The only =
winner here was=20
      Blockbuster. It just isn't funny to me," Hunt said. "This series =
would be=20
      great material for management training on what not to =
do."</FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Likewise, Kathy =
Sharpe, CEO=20
      of New York ad agency Sharpe Partners, says she gets little from =
<I>The=20
      Office.</I> "It reassures me that I'm not the most dysfunctional =
employer=20
      on the planet. Seriously, I've learned more from the (National =
Geographic=20
      channel's) <I>Dog Whisperer</I>."</FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"Michael has =
risen several=20
      levels above his incompetence, giving hope to workers everywhere =
that=20
      they, too, can someday be promoted to middle management and safely =
hide=20
      there until retirement," Alexander says. "He has also learned the =
value of=20
      management by walking around. This causes his staff to be highly=20
      productive, since they would much rather work than have another=20
      potentially awkward exchange with him."</FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 =
size=3D2><STRONG>At the=20
      other extreme is Paul Holstein, chief operating officer of=20
      CableOrganizer.com in Fort Lauderdale. He says <I>The Office</I> =
is=20
      "nearly Norman Lear in scope and execution. It promotes tolerance, =

      understanding."</STRONG></FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jon Spector, =
CEO of The=20
      Conference Board, an organization that tries to improve business=20
      effectiveness, likens <I>The Office </I>to the 18-year-old comic =
strip=20
      <I>Dilbert</I> that appears in 2,000 newspapers in 65 countries. =
Both=20
      <I>The</I><I>Office </I>and <I>Dilbert </I>show how leaders have =
enormous=20
      impact for good =97 and how they can "screw things up," Spector=20
      says.</FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><B><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>'Dilbert' =
creator is a big=20
      fan of the show </FONT></B></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial><FONT =
size=3D2><I>Dilbert</I>=20
      cartoonist Scott Adams says he loves <I>The Office </I>and also =
sees=20
      similarities to his strip. "The lesson from <I>The Office</I> and =
from=20
      <I>Dilbert</I> is that people are often dysfunctional, and no =
amount of=20
      training can fix it," Adams says.</FONT></FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"We're all =
prone to make the=20
      same mistakes Michael Scott makes, creating perfunctory training =
sessions=20
      and then not walk the talk, or failing to recognize conflicts that =
are=20
      sapping the energy of the organization," Spector says.</FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>ACCO Brands =
</FONT><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://stocks.usatoday.com/custom/usatoday-com/html-quote.asp?sym=
b=3Dabd"><FONT=20
      face=3DArial color=3D#00529b size=3D2>(ABD)</FONT></A><FONT =
face=3DArial size=3D2>=20
      CEO David Campbell rarely watches <I>The Office</I>. But ACCO =
Brands, a=20
      large supplier of office products with 7,000 employees and $2 =
billion in=20
      annual revenue, is asking workers nationwide to </FONT><A=20
      href=3D"http://www.americasugliestoffice.com/" =
target=3D_blank><FONT=20
      face=3DArial color=3D#00529b size=3D2>submit photo nominations for =
"America's=20
      Ugliest Office,"</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> and so he =
agreed to=20
      take a look at the program's set.</FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>He says the =
only color and=20
      design comes from bobble heads and other personal items and that =
<I>The=20
      Office</I> set is designed with a lack of privacy in =
mind.</FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"It's =
claustrophobic,"=20
      Campbell says. "Especially intrusive is the way Michael constantly =
peers=20
      out his office window, making workers feel that management is =
always=20
      looking over their shoulders. The artistic directors of this show =
really=20
      knew what they were doing to convey Dunder Mifflin as a struggling =

      enterprise."</FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>One executive =
is happy that=20
      the Dunder Mifflin regional office in Pennsylvania struggles. =
"Michael=20
      Scott is a perfect example of failing to use your resources well," =
says=20
      Chuck Rubin, president of North American retail for Office Depot =
</FONT><A=20
      =
href=3D"http://stocks.usatoday.com/custom/usatoday-com/html-quote.asp?sym=
b=3Dodp"><FONT=20
      face=3DArial color=3D#00529b size=3D2>(ODP)</FONT></A><FONT =
face=3DArial size=3D2>.=20
      Rubin continues: "Michael doesn't have the knowledge or leadership =
skills=20
      to be running an office effectively. Of course, since Dunder =
Mifflin could=20
      be considered among our competitors, I think Michael Scott is =
actually the=20
      perfect person to run their Scranton office."</FONT></P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy><I><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>Contributing: Gary Levin=20
      </FONT></I></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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