Is Mark Donovan the true culprit behind the candy wrapper snafu?

[RealSNR]

As much as I ****ing hate Pioli, and he was certainly guilty of being the primary actor in the bullshit with the candy wrappers in the stairwell, I think the real asshole is still lurking within our ranks.

In a post-Nazi regime Arrowhead front office environment, Mark Donovan is Albert Speer.

http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2015/4...cking-up-trash

Once again, the Kansas City Chiefs are learning lessons from picking up trash on the ground.

Chiefs president Mark Donovan spoke on leadership at KU on Wednesday and shared this story (via LJ World):

"Further, Donovan said he's learned that even the smallest actions of leadership are powerful. Donovan told a story of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and his fan experience team's tour of Arrowhead stadium when Goodell stopped mid-tour to pick up a piece of trash on the ground and throw it away. Donovan later asked Goodell about it and learned a valuable lesson.

"Roger told me, ‘If I stop and pick up that trash, what does it teach my team? Part of leading by example is being aware,'" Donovan said. "That was the first time I learned that those little things you do as a leader have a great impact."

Does that sound familiar? It should because it's very similar to "the candy wrapper story" that Chiefs fans still make jokes about to this day. Via Kent Babb's 2012 Arrowhead Anxiety story:

During his first year, Pioli noticed a candy wrapper in a back stairwell and waited to see how long it took to be picked up. About a week passed, and it remained in the stairwell. He placed the wrapper in an envelope, and during a meeting of department heads, Donovan, then the team's chief operating officer, brandished the wrapper as evidence of the attention to detail that Chiefs employees had grown to ignore.

"A great coaching moment," Donovan said.

[Hootie]

thanks

[saphojunkie]

Don't give a shit - never did. Draft well and you can discard or pick up as many wrappers as you want. By that, I mean the wrapper was indicative of a larger problem. We heard that story and thought "you gave Matt Cassel 60 million! Who gives a **** about details when the bloody ship on fire?!"

[Pasta Little Brioni]

This is the same board that hated Priest for munching on a tub of nachos

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by Pasta Giant Meatball

This is the same board that hated Priest for munching on a tub of nachos

I thought that was funny. Priest was probably down on himself for being hurt. Wanted a pick-me-up.

Nachos are his weakness. That's cool. It's no different than Jamaal Charles loving him some mozzarella sticks

[Hammock Parties]

he looks like a career corporate douche

[KC Hawks]

If there's someone to look up to for leadership, it would be Roger Goodell.

[chiefzilla1501]

Well, I'll give Goodell one thing... one thing he is good at is eliminating all traces of trash and evidence.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Was Kraft behind him when he bent over? With CP Pats fans behind him in a human centipede?

[Coochie liquor]

Pioli prob should fired the janitor... I mean master of the custodial arts.

[TribalElder]

Stay back at least 50 meters from him

He might sneeze his aids on you

[Shaid]

I know most people don't, but I care about these type of things. If I'm at home and my kids leave an area and leave a wrapper or pop can sitting there, I'm pissed. If I'm at work and my employees just half ass things, I'm pissed. I walk into the office and the rug was blown over a little bit by the wind, I put it back in place instead of just leaving it. It's not about picking up a piece of trash, it's about having a personal sense of pride and you'd hope someone committed to a franchise would have pride and respect for the facilities.

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by Shaid

I know most people don't, but I care about these type of things. If I'm at home and my kids leave an area and leave a wrapper or pop can sitting there, I'm pissed. If I'm at work and my employees just half ass things, I'm pissed. I walk into the office and the rug was blown over a little bit by the wind, I put it back in place instead of just leaving it. It's not about picking up a piece of trash, it's about having a personal sense of pride and you'd hope someone committed to a franchise would have pride and respect for the facilities.

I actually agree with this 100%.

But I think the point of the original Babb story was that Pioli was entirely too focused on the little things instead of the stuff that truly mattered, like drafting and personnel moves.

if Pioli won, nobody would give two sh*ts about the candy wrappers.

[Mojo Jojo]

Donovan is a douche...even the hand picked people he brought to Arrowhead have bailed...he was part of the Andy Reid search team when Pioli sat in waiting rooms.

[Buck]

Originally Posted by Shaid

I know most people don't, but I care about these type of things. If I'm at home and my kids leave an area and leave a wrapper or pop can sitting there, I'm pissed. If I'm at work and my employees just half ass things, I'm pissed. I walk into the office and the rug was blown over a little bit by the wind, I put it back in place instead of just leaving it. It's not about picking up a piece of trash, it's about having a personal sense of pride and you'd hope someone committed to a franchise would have pride and respect for the facilities.

Also make sure your kids don't put trash on the ground for no good reason.