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Tag Archives: leadership
First Line Managers: Must Tote the Corporate Water and be the hammer?
I was talking to a close friend at my company, he said, “How could you stay in management so long? I never wanted to be a manager. I never wanted to tote the corporate water or be a corporate … Continue reading
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First Line Manager, Now What, You Are One
One morning, my District Manager came into my office, he stated, “if someone told me about all these employee problems, I would not want to be a manager.” This was in 1986. Over the years, I heard this statement made … Continue reading
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The First Line Manager As leader
The First Line Manager As Leader In the Jaycee organization there is a simple definition of a leader; a leader has followers. I learned there are several types of followers; voluntary, hired, and assigned. Mostly, a first line manager deals … Continue reading
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First Line Manager: Firing Chef Bart Got Me a Job
First Line Manager: Firing Chef Bart Got Me a Job My first Chef at the Admiral Benbow hotel in Birmingham was Bart. He set up the kitchen and planned our daily luncheon buffet. The buffet was a great success. We … Continue reading
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First Line Managers Cannot Motivate Employees
At Verbena High School, in the seventh grade, I and three of my buddies had the water boy duties for the football team. I saw firsthand what players went through to play football. In the ninth grade I went out … Continue reading
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