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Monthly Archives: April 2011
The First Line Manager: A Piece of Pencil on a Piece of Paper
I know as a first line manager communication is the key to our success. It has always been so.In the past communication was more difficult. Anciently, the important codes were carved into stone, for instance, the Code of Hammurabi, and … 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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First Line Managers: Your Office, beware
First Line Managers: Your Office, Beware I managed the Ramada Inn South Restaurant from a desk in a hallway. I managed the night shift at the Timme Plaza restaurant from a desk in a small closet. I managed the Ramada … Continue reading
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First line managers are horse’s asses?
First line managers are horse’s asses? Every morning Emily and I watch Morning Joe. Jack Welsh is on this show some mornings. Jack on the show one morning during a discussion about union and company relationships, made a telling comment. … Continue reading
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