For the commissioner's office to just do something without consulting the players association, without consulting Rocker and without reaching agreement on what was acceptable to everybody was kind of stupid,

[Over the past five years, executive coaching has mushroomed from a sideline on the motivational and consulting circuits to an expected perk in virtually every executive suite. Most coaches are now called in to smooth a CEO's rough, my-way-or-the-highway edges that may be driving top talent to rivals.] Companies used to be able to function with autocratic bosses, ... We don't live in that world anymore.

This is precisely the agreement that most of these guys when they were out of office said was tantamount to capitulation.

It started back in 2001 after I came in office,

We have a 15-year contractual agreement that was negotiated with Interface in 2001. I think the agreement was signed in January of 2002.

We have a 15-year contractual agreement that was negotiated with Interface in 2001, ... I think the agreement was signed in January of 2002.