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Have we developed a cadre of senior line managers who know the business sufficiently to forestall uninformed decisions?

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Have we developed a cadre of senior line managers who know the business sufficiently to forestall uninformed decisions?

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In every management meeting in which a decision affecting labor or employee relations may be considered, someone should be present that has an awareness of the effect various options will have. The old saw about alligators and swamps is valid. It takes determination and time to develop line managers with an appreciation for the wider impact decisions may have on employees and their unions. I once accompanied the head of my Agency (a very smart fellow) to a scary meeting at OMB in which He (and I) were literally the only ones present who understood a single thing about career Federal employees. I’ve always wondered how some ill conceived ideas got out of executive leadership. I discovered that often there was no one around with the necessary piece of information at the right time to forestall a less than good decision. Ten suggestions you can start implementing today to make labor and employee relations work better at your organization. “It is not necessary to change; survival is not ma

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