I started in the Printing trade when *Men were men and Hot Lead the
California case were common.. My intrest was camera work, but all
greenhorn printers start on presses. I went to work in a sweat shop,
with no talking and a strict code of conduct.
"How things were done" was with a glare from a Leadman.. *I mean..
you did it his way ..or take the hyway..yur out! No debate!
"How you learned.." was by surviveing mistakes and a swift rebuke from
the Leadman... I got it full blast once.. and asked the man "who showed
him
what to do?" His eye's got firey red.. his cheeks puffed... and his
right eye got tiny
and a boney finger pointed at my nose...
*I'll tell you just once...ONCE GOT IT!
"I learned by watching the machine run..no one taught me. I watched the
gears,
belts and chain, I learned the right pressure from running with my
finger on the
adjusting screw... Ink is a grease and repels water..make the pressure
right on
the offset blanket..learn to feed paper one sheet at a time.. and get
rid of all those
covers and saftey guards... you OIL that machine..."
It may have been 1979 on the wall calendar- but it was 1906 in that guys
head!
You don't grind people into the ground with what you know...and laugh at
them as they learn. When appointed to be a leadman.. *TEACH THE TRADE!
*I just showed a co-worker how to run some postal cards 4- up at a time
and
set them up for cutting on the cutter... I knew what I do seems strange,
mayby easy
whan a novice watches...he was timid as the big knife dropped...
Have you ever been there?
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*That's were the boys are..now! Mr.Commander!
GIVE AWAY THE FARM!
DON'T HOLD ANYTHING BACK!
*Explain that our job as Commanders is not to preserve our expert
knoledge,
but rather to give away the job we do...!!! *Yea yur good.. you
know...ect.
But TEACH the trade!
Commanders should actively work to re-place them selves!
*Demonstrate- then get out of the way!
*Review- then listen!
*Judge easy- and praise heavy!
Our job is to build Leaders!
Exibit GRACE! mercy! understanding! friendship and a smile!
..make the job look easy!
AND YUR BURDEN LIGHT..
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