7.4 Open the shit umbrella

This is option 2 out of 2 for how to go about reinventing the management of your unit: you simply get going and do it below the radar screen.(For option 1, "negotiating a protected space" see the previous episode). Doing it below the radar screen boils down - pardon my french - to opening the shit umbrella. The idea is to insulate your unit or team from corporate ... well, you guessed, shit ... raining down on it from higher up in the organization.