[SBE] Can Your Manager Tell Ysbeou What You Do For A living?

[Bill Burckhard]

I have seen a lot of GM's in my time and the most often heard phrase that I
hear that does not happen is "one of these days I'll have to go out there
with you". I have learned not to remind them that they said that.

William R Burckhard
445 South 24th Street West
Billings, MT. 59102
(406)652-4743
billb at khmt.com
www.yourbigsky.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org] On Behalf Of Bill
Harris
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 9:58 AM
To: K Conlin; sbe member discussion mail list
Subject: Re: [SBE] Can Your Manager Tell Ysbeou What You Do For A living?

In the 30+ years I've been doing broadcast
engineering in its various sizes, shapes and
flavors, my experience has included a first-time
lady GM who absolutely knew what I did, insisted
on seeing the transmitter site while 6-7 months
pregnant to the company president who said,
"I don't know anything about engineering, and
I don't want to know!".  The reality is that
I have had to conduct ongoing education of the
people I've reported to over the years.  Though
that effort has often met with resistance, I
have become pretty skilled at getting my point
across by being, as a former engineering colleague
once put it, "pithy and succinct".  The challenge
is to communicate with your boss before their
eyes glaze over!

Bill in Albuquerque


-----Original Message-----
From: sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org]On Behalf Of K
Conlin
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 7:04 PM
To: dynotherm at earthlink.net; sbe member discussion mail list
Subject: Re: [SBE] Can Your Manager Tell Ysbeou What You Do For A
living?


----- Original Message -----
From: <dynotherm at earthlink.net>
To: "sbe member discussion mail list" <sbe at sbe.org>
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 12:23 PM
Subject: Re: [SBE] Can Your Manager Tell Ysbeou What You Do For A living?



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>

> -----Original Message-----

>>From: Sam Garfield <Sgarfield at dilicast.com>

>>

>>I have ofter told my fellow Engineers, that the test of a good General

>>Manager is to ask him for directions to the transmitter site.

>>

>>As often said, being in the communications business, we don't communicate.

>>

>>The Station Engineer has enough on his mind, let alone doing Public

>>Relations with his Boss and Peers.

>>

>>May I suggest that SBE National assist us in promoting our profession to

>>Ownership & General Managers.

>

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My last GM couldn't turn on his computer without help, let alone give
directions to the transmitter site.  All that "techie stuff" was beneath
him.



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