Re: Overhead and the Future

George.....

as a military brat.....I salute you! I see a lot of that entitlement mentality around me....."Earned, never given".......reminds me of what I see as the thread that establishes relationships; trust and confidence. Trust that you (metaphorically) won't brow beat me into submission when I ask for help, confidence that you'll be there to help and vice versa. That I be there for you. As that interchange begins, respect and credibility rise up. You begin to believe in me.....and I begin to believe in you. It's a slow process.....like watching a tree grow.... Some are redwoods, like you, some are willows, like me (smile).

(or maybe I'm full of crap....ha ha)

Jack

At 04:54 AM 9/9/2005, you wrote:
>'Nother take on Managers:
>It's the new society/morality/feel good policy! Children have all
>been raised and educated with the basic attitude that "everyone's a
>star"! So once all these VIP's graduate from high school or
>college, and go to get a job, there's no way that they can be given
>a job as "pencil pointer and gofer". So, obviously, they need to be
>"manager in charge of drafting technology refurbishment" and
>"retrieval expert".
>
>Just keep thinking about the Marine quote in re their sabers
>"Earned, never given." Too bad so many people can't understand that
>respect and credibility are in the same category.

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Received on Fri Sep 09 10:16:00 2005