Company, right turn
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Leadership includes having self-confidence and willingness to make decisions even under various pressures. Since making decisions entails various responsibilities, a leader has to have definite guidelines on how a decision should be made. A set of guidelines when making decision is suggested and it includes identifying who should be made accountable for any decision, resolving the issue at hand, listening to criticism and avoiding euphemisms and simple-minded metaphors.
Publication Name: Journal of Management in Engineering
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0742-597X
Year: 1998
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Speaking with style
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Engineers are encouraged to take steps to effectively communicate their ideas to others, both in oral and written form. They should avoid the use of unnecessary, redundant words, jargons and expressions when expressing ideas. They are advised to be conscious in their choice of words while maintaining a sense of simplicity and style. Moreover, engineers are encouraged to utilize words that are short and direct and avoid cliches and verbal correctness.
Publication Name: Journal of Management in Engineering
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0742-597X
Year: 1998
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If you have to fire someone, do it right
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There will never be any easy method of firing a worker but there is a right way of doing so. Compassion and good business sense play a significant role in how one terminates an employee and combining these two elements will make for a firing process that is less taxing on a manager personally and that is less disruptive to an organization. A number of things that should and should not be done when terminating employees are suggested.
Publication Name: Journal of Management in Engineering
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0742-597X
Year: 1999
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