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Tag Archives: performance management
The First Line Manager: Define Yourself
I applied for but did not get a promotion. One interviewer said, “Jim, we think you are more valuable to the company in your current position. Also, we did not think you would be happy just supervising four employees” I … Continue reading
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The First Line Manager: Computers
I purchased my first computer in 1985. I saved up to buy this computer. I read a book on DOS 2.1 a couple of years earlier. I would learn about computers. The IBM PC Junior cost me $635.00. At this … Continue reading
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The First Line Manager: Vision
Proverbs 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people perish…Vision is the key word for many executive management programs at universities. These universities understand without a vision companies die. Steve Jobs at Apple Corporation is a good example. When Jobs … Continue reading
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The First Line Manager: Back to Basics
Experience teaches senior first line managers when and how to “go back to basics.” Many times during my career I heard this statement, “we have to go back to basics.” When executive managers speak this phase, it comes with vague … Continue reading
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First Line Manager Know Thyself
In the forecourt of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi are the words, “Know Thyself.” This is an admonition to people to remember they are not God; and, to enter the Temple with humility. Ben Franklin said, “There are three … Continue reading
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