OTTAWA—In recent days, both the Toronto Star and The Globe and Mail have written pieces on some limited degree of dissension in the federal Liberal caucus around how Prime Minister Mark Carney allegedly interacts with his team members. The Star story talked about how the prime minister apparently yells, and wants solutions not problems brought forward by his MPs.

While no one enjoys being yelled at, and it isn’t recommended as a modern management approach, it may be the least surprising thing we have learned about the prime minister’s management approach—one that is not unique to him or the Liberal Party. Yelling in and of itself is not likely to sideline this prime minister with his caucus. The real yelling will come from caucus when he no longer is a winning asset for the Liberal Party.

Neither past Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper nor current Leader Pierre Poilievre were known to be Mr. Chuckles with their respective caucuses. There was once a story about Harper being so frustrated about something he kicked a chair. It garnered national headlines at the time.........

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