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KiTChener · 28-04-2005, 20:17

[QUOTE=lindsay ormerod]All that is really needed is some serious bridge building between certain members of the management team and certain players.

I may not be as qualified to comment as some of you guys on here, as, through work commitments, I can only attend half of the season's games....

BUT... I have been a manager, in my chosen field, for most of my working life, & the ONE thing, above all that I have learned, is, YOU DON'T NEED TO LIKE THE PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR YOU!!! I have many colleagues that I RESPECT... that doesn't mean that I would enjoy their company over dinner or a pint... I don't have to socialise with them & their spouses... what I have to do, is get the best out of them whilst they are under my control, for the 40 or so hours that they are employed by me. This, quite simply, means, in my opinion, find out all you can about your employee, decide upon his/her strengths & weaknesses, play on the strengths, downplay the weakness. Somehow, although I have only been 'with' the club as a supporter for half of Coley's reign, their are many instances over the last three seasons where I have had difficulty in understanding some of the decisions made by 'management'.
I do respect what the management team has achieved over the last six seasons, & don't want to particularly 'knock' their decisions... perhaps, if there was a little more 'transparancy', & certain decisions were explained, either on here or the 'fishy', maybe supporters such as myself would have a little more confidence in what goes on, off the pitch.

28-04-2005, 20:17	#49
KiTChener Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,095 Liked: 412 times Rep Power: 4693	Re: Rory to Morecambe [QUOTE=lindsay ormerod]All that is really needed is some serious bridge building between certain members of the management team and certain players. I may not be as qualified to comment as some of you guys on here, as, through work commitments, I can only attend half of the season's games.... BUT... I have been a manager, in my chosen field, for most of my working life, & the ONE thing, above all that I have learned, is, YOU DON'T NEED TO LIKE THE PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR YOU!!! I have many colleagues that I RESPECT... that doesn't mean that I would enjoy their company over dinner or a pint... I don't have to socialise with them & their spouses... what I have to do, is get the best out of them whilst they are under my control, for the 40 or so hours that they are employed by me. This, quite simply, means, in my opinion, find out all you can about your employee, decide upon his/her strengths & weaknesses, play on the strengths, downplay the weakness. Somehow, although I have only been 'with' the club as a supporter for half of Coley's reign, their are many instances over the last three seasons where I have had difficulty in understanding some of the decisions made by 'management'. I do respect what the management team has achieved over the last six seasons, & don't want to particularly 'knock' their decisions... perhaps, if there was a little more 'transparancy', & certain decisions were explained, either on here or the 'fishy', maybe supporters such as myself would have a little more confidence in what goes on, off the pitch.