of course , he had , for a very long time , assumed that her compassionless , unforgiving tone had , nonetheless , laid the groundwork for greater and more meaningful endeavorsthat she wasnt simply gabbing on endlessly about petty things , but rather engaged in the high-level functions , to which she , in her managerial capacity , must be committed , in order to see to it that the best results were to be had from those over whom she governed .