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Leader or Manager – What the Hell’s The Difference?

by Bart Gragg

My bet? 99% of the people out there haven’t given this a thought. Those that have? Did you really?  I challenge you to bring it – bring your best thinking and writing to this post’s comments. Right now I disagree with everything I have read. Everything. Want to know why? Here’s why – the typical [...]

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What Does A Manager Do?

by Bart Gragg

What does a manager do? What should they not do?

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Ten Words Not to Use With Blue Collar Managers

by Bart Gragg

When a person moves from labor into management they enter a whole new realm of communication, including vocabulary.

Quite often I hear them talk about and ridicule ‘biz-speak’ or ‘corporate-speak’. It’s not that they cannot grasp these concepts, it’s just that they have never experienced them. Some of them are useless to the blue collar manager, others you will want them to understand. Before you use words, phrases and acronyms be sure your audience understands them.

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Tell Me Why Would You EVER Want to Support A Manager? – Challenges Blue Collar Managers Face – Pt. 2

by Bart Gragg

People might have an idea why they need to support and train a manager, but they don’t really get it, the ‘it’ being the underlying reasons that they should take action.

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