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There are ways to say put your uniform on and ways to start a fight about it.
I also think long haul flights the day after your body has been smashed and you ache should allow for a little bit of leniancy.
No doubt both were at fault here but it shouldn't have turned into a fight on a commercial airline. Not good management. Seek first to understand. The seven habits of successful people. Kurtley may havehad a reason. If he did not it could have been dealt with at the other end after everybody had had a night's sleep in a comfortable bed. Kurtley, I noticed you weren't wearing your uniform on the flight. We laid out dress code standards at the start of the test season. Help me understand why you broke the code? (Good reason....ok kurtley, ill let it slide this time but you are representing your country and more importantly, you are representing me and the standards I have set for this group. We want to be the best in the world. Do you want to be part. of the team that wins the world cup? Yes? Well behaviours drive performance. we believe in you kurtley which is why I selected you. I need you to buy into team standards in future. Do you understand why I had to talk to you about this? Ok, let's put in a great effort today at training to show the lads you want to be part of this team. A few of the boys were upset you broke Protocol......or a poor answer....kurtley, that isn't a good enough reason. This is a mild misdemeanor and I don't want to make a big deal of this however you have broken agreed protocol. When you don't follow team standards you put me under pressure to take action. There is 42 people in this group who were in uniform. If I do nothing, I'm saying to them standards don't count. They expect me to do something about this and if I don't they will question my authority and leadership. So, because this is only a minor infringement, I will accept an apology from you. You will apologize to the team before traing today and you will tell them in future you will follow team standards. You will tell them the coach will drop me next time I breach team standards. Next time you are in breach of the standards we have set, you will be dropped for one test. That would be a shame because I believe in you. Don't make me do it. I don't want to drop you but I will. Standards drive performance. Do you understand? Say it back to me. What will happen next time? What will you do before training today?
No need for mile high hand bags.