General / Operations Manager Advice
Q: What do you wish you knew about your job when you first started out?
General / Operations Manager in Oneida:
"Managing hourly employees is more challenging than sales."
General / Operations Manager in Portland:
"Enterprise management rarely knows what it needs."
Have no opinions.
Using the W's to make an assessment of the:
*job requirements of key subordinate personnel.
*risk - safety, property, environment.
*work rules - all personnel.
*security - facilities, inventories, vehicles.
*interaction requirements with peers - and professional staff.
*validity of the business calendar and ensure all critical reporting to/from are noted with advanced prompting, all events.
*save for safety and regulatory compliance most non-threat items requiring change can be done most effectively - incrementally.
*Listen, Listen, Listen and take notes to post on a personal to do board.
General / Operations Manager in Williamsburg:
"Research."
Do your homework.
General / Operations Manager in Chandler:
"Amount of time away from home."
Take care of your prople.
General / Operations Manager in Slidell:
"Potable Water Industry."
Know that government entities will constantly strive to increase regulations and compliance in this industry without funding.
General / Operations Manager in Rupert:
"Extrmely long hours."
Learn how to get along with people. Kow what the bosses wishes are.
General / Operations Manager in Mount Pleasant:
Stay focused and learn all you can!