To clarify what I wrote earlier, if my every word was an order I would be a bad manager. I expect my staff to respond to clients' needs as well as to mine and clients usually come first. So "could" conveys the understanding that staff apply good judgement. I would not be happy to be told that a big order was turned away at 4:30 because staff were too busy delinting seats. Maybe in a union shop you have less flexibility.
Well, I have the best staff on the planet, for the mission. I am comfortable
as a manager with any of them assuming command in my absence. As assigned, of course. I don't think they all have my same management style, but they share my priorities and they know the mission. And that is a good thing. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
