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The Basics for General Managers or First-Time Managers

1. Reshape the work environment, largely by raising
performance standards.
2. Craft a strategic vision for the company.
3. Allocate resources in a way that supports a competitive
strategy.
4. Develop and encourage top-notch employees.
5. Re-organize the company structure to keep up with the
changing times.
6. Run day-to-day operations by spotting problems and
opportunities.

While these 6 points appear to be basic, at a minimum requirements, it is surprising how many managers are not able to understand these are the core operational requirements that, if perfected through repetition and diligence, can a lead a company to greatness.

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A fascinating article on the 8 Lessons of Leadership that Pope Francis could teach any Manger...http://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/why-pope-francis-is-so-effective-8-lessons-for-every-leader.html?cid=sf01001

Why Pope Francis Is So Effective: 8 Lessons for Every Leader With an 88% approval rating, he must be doing something right.

Today is the birthday of the first ever hard drive from IBM...1956. The RAMAC hard drive could hold roughly 5 MB of data, the equivalent of an MP3 music file and was the size of a refrigerator!! That may seem puny, but in the 50s, it was enormous.

http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2014/01/tech-time-warp-ibm-ramac/?cid=co16574344

Tech Time Warp of the Week: The World's First Hard Drive, 1956 | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com IBM unleashed the world's first computer hard drive in 1956. It was bigger than a refrigerator. It weighed more than a ton. And it looked like one of those massive cylindrical air conditioning units that used to sit outside your grade school cafeteria.

A changing view from my office window... I am interested in change...changing technologies, changing processes, and changing management. I am also facinated in the change in human relations...social media, political activism and shifting economic power have all made for an exploding and...changing time!