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Tag Archives: performance management
Even an amoeba has to do this to survive
Even an amoeba has to do this to survive Being a supervisor in a dispatch center is a very different kind of management. We do not perform the work tasks; we dispatch field personnel to do these various tasks. These … Continue reading
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Simple is as simple does, Forrest Gump…
Simple is as simple does, Forrest Gump… First: “I do not believe in simple answers to complicated problems.” Simple answers to complicated problems never work. They have unintended consequences. Mostly, my bosses give me simple answers to problems for me … Continue reading
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“Show me the money” process.
First line managers can learn the details of their business by the Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruse) “Show me the money” process. I managed several businesses without training or background in the business. Tracking the costs helped me learn the … Continue reading
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Management by memo… is not management.
Management by memo… is not management. As general manager of a motel, my Saturday routine included walking each floor. One morning as I walked the hall, I saw an open door to the South Central Bell office. I thought something … Continue reading
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First Line Managers… You are “The Pattern”…
First Line Managers… You are “The Pattern”… My first real job was as a carpenter helper with Goodwin and Murphy construction company on a bridge building job on interstate 65 just south of Verbena, Alabama. One day, I and the … Continue reading
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