Let me tell you about my doctor. He's very good. If you tell him you want a second opinion, he'll go out and come in again. ~ He treated one woman for yellow jaundice for three years before he realized she was Chinese. ~ Another time he gave a patient six months to live. At the end of the six months, the patient hadn't paid his bill, so the doctor gave him another six months. ~ While he was talking to me, his nurse came in and said, "Doctor, there is a man here who thinks he's invisible." The doctor said, "Tell him I can't see him." ~ Another time, a man came running in the office and yelled, "Doctor, doctor!! -my son just swallowed a roll of film!!" The doctor calmly replied, "Let's just wait and see what develops." ~ One patient came in and said, "Doctor, I have a serious memory problem." The doctor asked, "When did it start?" The man replied, "When did what start?" ~ I remember one time I told my doctor I had a ringing in my ears. His advice: "Don't answer it." ~ My doctor sure has his share of nut cases. One said to him, "Doctor, I think I'm a bell." The doctor gave him some pills and said, "Here, take these - if they don't work, give me a ring." ~ Another guy told the doctor that he thought he was a deck of cards. The doctor simply said, "Go sit over there. I'll deal with you later." ~ When I told my doctor I broke my leg in two places, he told me to stop going to those places. ~ You know, doctors can be so frustrating. You wait a month and a half for an appointment, then he says, "I wish you had come to me sooner." |
A Good Manager (1st part) A good manager has at least 10 good qualities The attributes of a good manager. There isn't a magic formula for good management, of course, but if you're a manager, perhaps these tips will help you be more effective: 1 Choose a field thoughtfully. Make it one you enjoy. It's hard to be productive without enthusiasm. This is true whether you're a manager or employee; 2 Hire carefully and be willing to fire. You need a strong team, because a mediocre team gives mediocre results, no matter how well managed it is. One mistake is holding on to somebody who doesn't measure up. It's easy to keep this person on the job because he's not terrible at what he does. But a good manager will replace him or move him to where he can succeed unambiguously; 3 Create a productive environment. This is a particular challenge because it requires different approaches depending on the context. Sometimes you maximise productivity by giving everybody his or h...
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