Top workers must change to be top supervisors
Gerald Graham, a Wichita State University professor and management consultant, notes that promotion requires new skills. Supervisors must teach, involve others, and tolerate errors rather than do everything. They should depend on their staff, hold subordinates accountable, and seek effective transitions with a scoring system.
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Air fare restructuring opens price breaks for small businesses
American Airlines in April overhauled its fares removing negotiated rates and cutting coach prices about 38 percent to spur travel. The move butted heads with corporate travel managers but could aid small firms, as 80 percent of American’s business fliers work for companies with fewer than 100 employees. Critics warn many discounts have tight restrictions and offers lasted only briefly, limiting usefulness for small businesses.
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Pittsburgh newspaper strike blocks deliveries and pickets
Striking Teamsters and supporters picketed distribution points to halt two Pittsburgh dailies. About 500 demonstrators remained at headquarters as non union drivers attempted to maintain partial publishing. Police arrested 39. executives sought court relief. papers plan to continue with supervisors and replacements.
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Washington lawyers linked to BCCI indictment
The Washington Post reports that former Defense Secretary Clark Clifford and lawyer Robert Altman face state grand jury indictments as New York District Attorney Morgenthau prepares to announce. The two are accused over their roles in BCCI’s 1981 takeover of First American Bank, Washingtons largest loaning institution. Clifford and Altman deny knowledge of BCCIs ownership.
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