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Management Style

What is your management style?

I was pondering on this, and I'm still not sure I have the thought fully developed. I once told someone I was a lousy "Boss". I hate saying "Go here .. do that" I think the buzz word for that is micro-management. Some people prefer that style. They want to be involved in every little detail. Personally, if I have to tells someone each thing to do I may as well just do it myself.

I prefer to give someone a mission. Tell them what needs done and let them do it. I have been fortunate to work for people who operated the same way. Give an employee the tools and training he needs, tell him what needs done, and stand back and let him do it.

There will be learning moments along the way. Most of us learn from mistakes. I prefer to learn from other folks mistakes., it's cheaper and easier. It's like the guy who went to work and the first day made a mistake that cost the company $18,000 to fix. He came in the office that night and said "I guess I'm fired?"

"FIRED?" his employer responded. "We just spent $18,000 educating you."

That was what was good about working for Wabash Valley. I think I was there for 2 years before I made a mistake the boss hadn't made. No yelling or screaming. Just "Well, let's fix it."

So when you slid off a snow covered driveway the response was simply "So now what do we do?"

I work better as an assistant. I may not be the best doing something, but I am usually pretty good about getting you the things you need when you need them to keep you going.

Kind of following the classic example of RADAR O'Rielly

So where am I going with all this? Nowhere in particular. I'm just pondering.

Later Y'all

Another Milestone

If you call me on the phone right now you will probably find I have difficulty talking.  Becky posted on Facebook:

"Guess whose Tummy Tube is out thanks to Dr. Davis! I am so happy!!!! David is now TUBE FREE!"

 Oh WOW! That's enough to cause PaPaw to cloud up and get teary eyed. It's been a long time from this point

to this photo almost exactly 8 years ago I titled "no oxygen"  It was dated 3/27/2005

A lot of people have helped David along the way

 I couldn't even begin to name them all

 It's been a wild ride

 We've celebrated every triumph

 David has had a lot of support from friends

 And he has developed his own style

 But it has all been done with family

Sorry, I'm having trouble seeing the keyboard.

There is still a long road ahead, and David is going to face a few challenges the rest of us don't even think about.  And I hope Adam never feels left out because David needed some extra attention.

It may not be as big a step as it seems to me.  But taking out the tube to David's Grandpa seems like a victory worth celebrating

You can always post grandkid photos

If you don't have any words of wisdom one can always post photos of the grandkids.  As I posted recently Neal is working on this walking thing.

Or just standing

He has also discovered roll paper

Jim called ...

Jim called this evening.  Neal took his first steps today.

Never leave a chain saw setting around ...

Never leave a chain saw setting around, especially if Aman and Jim Lacey have free time on their hands

Earlier this month we took Pup to the farm show in Louisville.  I finally got my special farm show hat made

 He fell in love

He offered to drive it home ...

And then we introduced him to the Log Cabin Restaurant

Oh, and no entry is complete without at least one grandkid picture