Munger didn't treat sloppy communication as a minor lapse — at Braun, omitting the "why" in a directive was grounds for termination. This extreme standard reflects his belief that unexplained orders breed resentment, misunderstanding, and bad execution. It's a window into how Munger thinks about institutional culture: precision in language is precision in thought, and sloppy messages signal sloppy reasoning.
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