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EXECUTIVE!!

As everybody knows, an executive has practi-
cally nothing to do -- except --

To decide what is to be done; to tell somebody to do it;
to listen to reasons why it should not be done, why it
should be done by somebody else, or why it should be
done in a different way, and to prepare arguments in
rebuttal - ;

To follow up to see if the thing has been done; to |
discover that is has not been done; to listen to excuses
from the person who should have done it -

To follow up a second time to see if the thing has been
done; to discover that it has been done but done in-
correctly; to point out how it should have been done;
to conclude that as long as it has been done, it may

as well be left as it is; to wonder if it is not time
to get rid of a person who cannot do a thing correctly,
but to reflect, then, that the person at fault has a '
wife and seven children, and that certainly no other
executive in the world would put up with him for a
moment, and that any successor would undoubtedly be
just as bad - .

To consider how much simpler and better the thing would
have been done had he done it himself in the first
place; to reflect sadly that if he had done it himself,
he would have been able to do it right in 20 minutes
but that, as things turned out, he himself spent two
days trying to find out why it had taken somebody else
three weeks to do it wrong; yet to realize that such an
idea would strike at the very foundation of the belief
of all employees that an executive has nothing to do.

Acquire the art of kindliness and persuasion. Kindli-
ness is an attribute of the strong.

Put consideration of human dignity above pay, promotion,
or environment.

Get rid of double standards of behavior; one for workers
and another for management.

Start a request to subordinates with "please". Proper
words and actions inspire confidence.

Give credit where credit is due. Praise fearlessly.
If you must tell somebody off, never do it in front of
others. Most people's self-esteem can't take it.

Don't be afraid to make changes. If something has been
done in a particular way for 20 years, that alone is
often a sign that it is being done wrong.

In handling grievances, let the employee tell his full
story without interruption. A kind word will:help.

Learn to listen. The occupational disease of a poor
executive is inability to listen. .

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A female floorsweeper in the Equipment Garage, sorry
boys, looks like it was just a rumor.

To the mechanics complaining about their coveralls
being shrunk in the wash, don't feel bad, look at those
new pick ups. Good thing Rupert is not up the hill any
more, he would need 2 guys to push him behind the
steering wheel and 4 to pull him out.

There is not very much to write about the Equipment
Garage this month. Looks like February was a good
month for equipment. Now that's a switch.

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The Mechanical Department has been hard pressed to
find a name for a colum to compete with the Mines' Howls
or the Garages' Quips. So as items come up they may con-
tain TURNINGS FROM THE MACHINE SHOP, EXHAUST FROM THE
POWERHOUSE, SNIPS FROM SHEET METAL, PLUNGES FROM THE
PLUMBERS, BUCK-ETTS FROM THE TRAMLINE OR BELTS FROM THE
MILL.

_INE BUCK-ETTS

Fred Cousins and Kinky Borsato recently journed to
the Hanna Mining Company's Mine at Riddle, Oregon to see
a tramline of similar design to that of the new Cassiar
tramline. This was a very informative trip and much was
learned about the operation of this novel type of tram-
Lone. ;

The mining operation at Hanna was quite interesting,
in several ways. We understand that it is the only
active mine in Oregon State and that it is the only
deposit of Laterite Nickel being mines in North America.
There was no mill at Hanna. The ore is fed directly to
electric furnaces and the final product is a 50-50 ferro-
nickel which goes directly to customers for use in the
manufacture of stainless steel.

Contrary to what we had heard, the flowers were not
blooming on Oregon.
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OrrICGE

1. Laura Akey and Bill are away on a well deserved
holiday. .

2. The new smiling face in the Accounting Office is
Jean Hachhausen. Welcome to Cassiar Jean.

3. Another new comer at the Accounting Office is —
Donna Wilson, from Vancouver. Hope your stay in
Cassiar is fun.

4. Everyone is glad to see Sheila Jones back at the
office once again. 1

5. Rumor has it that the Ganders are having a terrific
time vacationing in Hawaii. Kathy has learned to
play the ukulele and Charlie is doing the hula?!

6. . Is it really. tte “there is a "Saskatchewan Plow-Boy"
? in the Accounting Office with a wild free right
hand?

7. Has anyone noticed the new window upstairs in the
Main Office? Lothar Tischler is really proud of it.

8. The latest ''Raven Count'' made by the Surveyors
is....see you after my holidays.

9. Overheard in the Engineering Office, "I'm so smart".

10. Environmental Control will take a new boost under
the direct direction of Jim MacPherson.

11. Fred and Colleen Hewett will be joining alot of
Cassiarites in Whitehorse during Rendez-vous
Weekend. .

12. The Geology Dept. has acquired a new set of

"Rapidograph Pens" to delineate the finding of
"AAA" ore.

13. Guess where Rick McBride's new weekend quarters

are? Got the "kinks" out of your neck yet Rick?

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ASBESTOS SHEET STAFF

Marlene Wood
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