PASSED OVER, BUT NOT FINISHED.Byline For the use of the term in football (soccer), see Byline (soccer). The byline on a newspaper or magazine article gives the name, and often the position, of the writer of the article. : Ken Lloyd On the Job Q I am employed by a major financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. corporation that has six local branches. I was recently overlooked for the manager position at my office. A form letter I received indicated that a candidate with ``more credentials'' had been hired. I was told to work hard toward this position and learn from the new manager. However, her experience and knowledge are a fraction of mine. Is it time to move on? C.H. A Before you move on, you need to make a move on finding out the real reasons why you were not promoted to this position. If you truly have more experience and expertise than the new manager, then there are obviously some other matters percolating beneath the surface that caused her to be selected over you. You should meet with your manager to discuss two related topics. In the first place, you should try to learn more about the specific reasons why you were not promoted. Let your manager know that you are interested in these reasons strictly from the standpoint The Standpoint is a newspaper published in the British Virgin Islands. It was originally published under the name Pennysaver, largely as a shopping-coupon promotional newspaper, but since emerged as one of the most influential sources of journalism in the of getting some feedback so that you can be better qualified for the next open managerial position. The second reason for meeting with your manager is to get his or her thoughts as to the specific actions that you need to take in order to be promoted. The next step is for you to take those actions, even if it includes classes, seminars, licenses or certificates. By taking these steps, you should be fully qualified for the next promotion. If you receive another rejection Rejection Refusal by a bank to grant credit, usually because of the applicants financial history, or refusal to accept a security presented to complete a trade, usually because of a lack of proper endorsements or violation of rules of a firm. , then it is time for you to reject re·ject v. 1. To refuse to accept, submit to, believe, or use something. 2. To discard as defective or useless; throw away. 3. To spit out or vomit. 4. this company. Q I need to talk to my manager about my work and about some other issues that have come up, but every time I make an appointment, he cancels. We reschedule re·sched·ule tr.v. re·sched·uled, re·sched·ul·ing, re·sched·ules To schedule again or anew: rescheduled the meeting for the following week; rescheduled the debts of many developing nations. and reschedule, but it takes too long to get to him. What can I do? M.L. A Your manager should actually make an appointment for a course in introductory management. It is acceptable for busy managers to require appointments. However, the most important part of setting appointments is to actually keep them, and this is where your manager's skills are rather thin. In addition to meeting with the employees on this formal basis, effective managers today are spending a good deal of time meeting with their employees on an informal basis. By being available, accessible and visible on a regular basis, managers do not need as many formal meetings with the employees. Your manager does not realize that he is actually the one who loses by canceling appointments. His avoidance strategy ultimately leads to delays and errors. It is also a source of frustration and dissatisfaction for the staff. The next time you set up an appointment with him, try to let him see how he and the department can profit from this meeting, while also letting him know about the costly outcomes if the meeting is canceled. You should also guarantee that the meeting will be short, perhaps 15 minutes or less. If he still balks and your work takes a dive, he cannot say that you did not sound the alarm. Q Several of us are going to a conference, and a few of us are driving our own cars. The problem is that the woman that I am supposed to take does not stop talking. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. how I will be able to handle two hours in the car with her. Do you? A.K. A If your passenger is truly going to be talking nonstop HP's brand name for its fault-tolerant servers, which range in size from four CPUs to 4,000 CPUs. The NonStop line was created by Tandem Computers, which was acquired by Compaq, which later became part of HP. while you drive nonstop, there are a couple of steps to consider. Although it may be tempting to discretely dis·crete adj. 1. Constituting a separate thing. See Synonyms at distinct. 2. Consisting of unconnected distinct parts. 3. Mathematics Defined for a finite or countable set of values; not continuous. give her some feedback, all that you are likely to generate is hurt feelings, defensiveness and more intense chatter Chatter See: Whipsawed . You are not going to be able to do much about the cause, and it is not your business to try. A more positive approach is to let her know that you like to use long drives as an opportunity to listen to some self-development self-de·vel·op·ment n. Development of one's capabilities or potentialities. tapes or novels on tape. By definition, these are listening and learning activities. You could listen to music, but for the card-carrying card-car·ry·ing adj. 1. Being an enrolled member of a particular organization: a card-carrying Communist. 2. chatterbox, all music is background music. Another approach is to take one or two other associates with you at the same time. This would make it far more difficult for your talkative colleague to dominate the whole conversation. And, she would be even less likely to do so if she sits in the back seat. There is one warning to remember: your desire to make the two hours speed by can literally cause you to speed. So, take it easy and enjoy listening to the book. |
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