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Category Archives: business
First Line Manager: Sense of Urgency?
On Face the Nation, March 28, 2016, Secretary John Kerry was asked his approach to the gaps in our knowledge of terrorism. He replied that, “Well, there’s great urgency. There’s a sense of urgency, clearly.” I think this is a … Continue reading
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First Line Manager: Over Thinking stuff
What is over thinking? I am working on a project for my college fraternity. A “Reflection Workshop” designed to help our young members recognize the culture in their chapter. What are the traits the members desire to emulate for our … Continue reading
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How do you recognize a bureaucrat when you see one?
I worked for a very bureaucratic company for thirty-six years. We, first line managers, had to learn to deal with corporate bureaucrats. I have never really stopped to try to define one. I just had to deal with them. Now, … Continue reading
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“Leaders Get Out of the Boat”
As a boy I read the story of Jesus walking on the water in Matthew 14: 22-33, I understood why Jesus could walk on water. It was a puzzle to me why Peter (Petra: the rock) got out of the … Continue reading
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First Line Manager: Are You a Jerk?
I believe some of the employees I have managed thought I was a jerk. Maybe I was the right kind of jerk suggested in this article I read. Jerry Useem in a June 2015 Atlantic article, “Why it pays to … Continue reading
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