Don't look, don't look, don't look. Oh, and I forwarded 26 calls to your voice mail. You've been ambushed. By your own people. Employees tackle their bosses.
Bosses take down their underlings.
It's a common problem. And I learned while I was studying architecture that it's really a question of transitioning. In designing buildings, you create spaces for transitions. If going from one space to another is too abrupt, it doesn't work. It's the same in your workday.