Posted on 06/04/2019 11:53:50 AM PDT by John Conlin
n my MBA program, I was fortunate to have a practicing psychologist teach a course on management.
He used a variety of teaching methods, but one in particular involved discussing and debating case studies. The case studies would present this or that management challenge and we would each present and discuss our solution.
When we first started, we were surprised at how easy it was to solve these supposed management dilemmas. We’d confidently explain how we would address these issues and most of the class would agree. “I’ll just make them do this or that.” “I’ll just make them get along and work together.” Often our “solutions” involved the word “make” or one of its many derivatives.
Whatever action, we would just make our employees do it. Compulsion sounded so straightforward and easy. That way of thinking didn’t last long. The professor would constantly ask, “And how will you make them do that?” A simple sounding question, with profound implications. Think about the question. How will you make them do that?
(Excerpt) Read more at amgreatness.com ...
Found it:
I have no complaint if a good conservative blogger posts his own material to FR, not as an excerpt to drive hits and discussion back to his blog, but rather to impart useful information to OUR readers and to promote and join in on the discussion and conservative activism HERE on FR.
If a blogger can’t or refuses do that, and if he constantly complains or fights with our participants over it, then I’d just as soon he doesn’t post here. It’s not my job to make his content or his presentation or cooperation acceptable to our readers. That’s his job. And if he cannot do it or refuses to do it and continues posting brief excerpts only and obviously attempting to draw away our participants while loudly complaining about it, then I have no sympathy for his complaints and the more apt I am to ban his account and blog. - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2636843/posts?page=552#552
He’s trying to MAKE you go to his site.
“Most new managers misunderstand what the job means. Most focus on the position’s rights and privileges—not its duties.”
Every Management job I’ve ever held, be it in the Army or in the Civilian World came with MASSIVE duties. There were PRIVILEGES? How did I miss THOSE? ;)
But, you LEAD by EXAMPLE. My Soldiers/EMPLOYEES SAW ME emptying the trash, cleaning the bathrooms, running to the bank (Oh, Joy!) working later than I had to, making sure they had the TOOLS they needed for any assigned tasks I gave them, be it a shovel, a well-oiled forklift or a Grenade Launcher. ;)
When your Soldiers/Staff SEE that YOU will go the extra mile for them, they will return the favor. You’re NOT going to garner their respect and trust by sitting in your office with your feet up on the desk barking orders!
Oh, and food always helps, LOL! I always made sure my troops were well fed and I always brought treats for my employees and we had a lot of fun pot luck lunches. I couldn’t PAY them what they were worth, so I fed them.
And I THANKED THEM on a daily basis for all of their hard work. We were a TEAM - we were all in this together to make it work. Those that didn’t, didn’t last long. ;)
You just have to win them over, or die trying.
His momma made him do it?
How will you make him do that?
A U.N. study group came up with that date of doom back in the fall of 2018.
I’ve tried before and it exceeds the word/character limit.
That only happens if you select the excerpt option.
See this:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2805494/posts
It’s the freaking web site where the article was printed! American Greatness. Not my personal anything other than I wrote it and convinced them to run it.
I’ll wait for your apology ;-)
I’ll give it a try next time since for at least a few of you going to American Greatness to read the dang thing seems to get your panties in a serious bundle.
I’d really rather get intellectual feedback rather than bitching about violating some supposed Freeper rule. If one can’t do that, then don’t read the damn thing.
Strong letter to follow ;-)
Where were you wanting this feedback?
Here or on your blog?
The answer to that might bear upon where the thing is posted, don't you think?
American Greatness. Not my personal anything
How jesuitical of you - trying to hang Jim's entire statement on the word "his". No sale.
Howdy, Oatmeal!
You doing alright today?
Back when NAFTA was being discussed, I talked with a guy who had a wall full of patent awards in food processing (invented a machine to segment those canned Mandarin oranges).
He invented a machine to de-stem strawberries without bruising them. The U.S. companies wanted to "look it over before buying", i.e. steal the idea. He went to Mexico and bombed there. He told of being in a large warehouse full of tables with 10-12 people of all ages at each one, busily de-stemming strawberries by hand.
The owner was pretty candid as to why he wouldn't buy the machine. He said it would cost more to wash down the machine after use than what it cost to pay the people there - about 200.
The manufacturer asked how that could be with all that cheap water available. The guy said that out of those dozen people at each table, he only paid about half of them. ??? The trick was that in order to get that job, the person had to supply a relative(s) who would work for free.
The manufacturer said that there was a catwalk around the interior, with a couple of guys with loudspeakers haranguing anyone they thought was too slow.
How the Hell can anybody compete with those situations?
Evidently better than you. Childish pun names are right up there on the intellectual level.
I guess you express disapproval when Trump does it, too.
You're so very judgmental.
Sleepy low-energy tasteless breakfast Oatmeal.
Carry on, oh wayward Oatmeal.
Typical liberal - doubling down on stupidity.
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