He decided to make his headquarters in the field with the Army of the Potomac.

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"The failure to inform headquarters adequately, and in a timely manner, contributed to miscommunications between the field and headquarters and between the United Nations and member states, " said Joseph Connor, undersecretary general for management, who wrote the report.

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Glenn Floyd, senior director of field and headquarters human resources for Ricoh Americas Corporation in Atlanta, said he has spotted more employees hanging around in certain places like the hallways where executive offices are located, where they may be more likely to hear information about the state of the company or possible layoffs.

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The key is that the person who can make the best use of the information is in the field, not headquarters.

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