Howdy Cde. Duane<><>
Grate post<><>TEACH <> TEACH <> TEACH <> The boys <> I like how
you said it Judge easy and Praise Heavy <><>
My Pastor will be back in town Sunday and I'll get that letter that you wont
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Hank Cole
R.R. '62 F.C.F. '68
----- Original Message -----
From: Duane Wheeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 4:05 PM
Subject: [RR] Old style!
>
> 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?
> -------------------------
> *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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