| "Most children are raised by amateurs,
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| | to teach people how to learn. A college
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| not professionals."
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| | diploma most definitely does not
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| - Bryce's LawINTRODUCTIONWant to know
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| | mean the graduate is socially
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| what to expect of the work force in the
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| | well-adjusted, but that he/she has
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| years ahead? Look no farther
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| | learned to study
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| than our schools or homes. Let me
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| | and accept new ideas. If anything, the
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| preface my remarks by saying that in
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| | student's extracurricular activities tell
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| addition
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| to all of my other responsibilities, I
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| | more about a person's personality than
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| was very active in my local Little League
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| | the degree itself. For example,
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| for a
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| | participation
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| number of years where I served as coach,
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| | in team sports, club activities, or
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| umpire, and on the local board of
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| | Greek life speaks volumes about a
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| directors. Further, I have been very
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| | person's
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| active locally in offering Masonic
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| | personality and social skills.PAST
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| scholarships to
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| | EFFORTSIn the past, new corporate
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| High School students. In addition, my
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| | recruits underwent special training
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| wife has been active in the local school
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| | programs to learn how
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| system
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| | the company conducts business. Sales
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| for the last ten years at the
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| | people in particular had to undergo
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| elementary, middle, and high school
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| | rigorous
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| levels (this also
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| | training to learn how to present
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| included PTA and SAC). Although we
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| | products and care for the customers.
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| probably won't win an award as the
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| | Workmen
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| world's
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| | underwent training to learn how to build
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| best parents, we made a point of
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| | quality products. However, such programs
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| becoming an important and influential
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| part of our
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| | have been slashed in recent times as a
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| children's lives. We didn't take any
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| | means for cutting costs (and will be the
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| special courses in parenting, we just got
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| | subject
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| | of a future paper).There was also a
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| involved. But we are the exceptions as
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| | period where mentors were assigned to new
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| opposed to the rule.Prior to World War
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| | employees to chaperone
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| II, the country was immersed in an
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| | them on their journey through the
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| economic depression which
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| | corporate world. Mentors were basically
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| put a strain on families and disrupted
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| | a
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| our society. Everyone in a family was
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| | "Big Brother/Sister" program where
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| expected
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| | senior employees would offer sage advice
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| to pitch in and do their part in order
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| | to neophytes on adapting to the
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| to survive, this included going to school
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| | corporate world. But like the training
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| and their
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| | programs,
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| place of worship. Some families
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| | mentoring is also being phased
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| suffered severe hardships during this
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| | out.Although mentoring and training
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| period causing
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| | programs were intended to develop the
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| children to drop out of school and go to
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| | employee's
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| work. They didn't drop out as some form
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| | skills and effectiveness from a
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| of rebellion or protest, but to simply
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| | corporate perspective, neither dwelled on
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| earn money to help support the family.
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| | the personal
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| Consequently,
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| | problems of the employee.Now that new
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| many earned nothing higher than a Junior
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| | employees are left to fend for
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| High diploma which was prized by many
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| | themselves, a generation gap is emerging
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| families. The point is, there was a
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| | in business. Managers from just about
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| sense of family back then and the
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| | every job segment are frustrated with new
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| people's hunger
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| | employees, and, likewise, new employees
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| built character. They understood the
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| | are frustrated with management. Whereas
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| value of a dollar, worked hard and
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| | managers lament how little is
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| squandered
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| | accomplished by new employees, new
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| nothing. It was this generation that
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| | employees
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| got us through the war and propelled the
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| | complain how much time they are putting
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| country
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| | in at work. This highlights a
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| towards economic success in the latter
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| | significant
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| part of the 20th century.In the 1950's
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| | difference between the generations:
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| and 1960's, as the country was
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| | whereas the new employees are watching
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| experiencing an economic boom, a parent
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| | the
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| normally stayed at home to manage the
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| | clock, the managers are watching what is
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| family, usually the wife. If a child
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| | produced. The two are not synonymous,
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| had a problem, a parent was always home
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| | but nobody has taught the young
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| to tend to their needs. Children no
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| | employees this yet. To the "newbies,"
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| longer
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| | their time is
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| had to drop out of school to support the
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| | what is important, regardless if they
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| family and our High Schools and Colleges
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| | produce anything worthwhile or not; to
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| swelled with students. The "baby
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| | the manager,
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| boomers" were considered well adjusted
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| | it is just the opposite. Also, young
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| and readily adapted to the work force.
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| | people believe calling in sick is an
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| This generation saw us through the space
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| | acceptable form of
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| race and the technology revolution which
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| | behavior. Where did they learn all
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| changed the face of corporate America.But
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| | this? On their own. It is a sad state
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| in the last three decades, we began to
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| | of affairs when
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| lose faith in our economy and our
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| | the media has more influence over the
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| standard of living. As a result, both
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| | values of our children than parents do.
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| parents began to work inordinate hours
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| | But
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| and a
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| | when adults abdicate parenting to the
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| generation gap began to emerge.
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| | media, it is not entirely surprising.So,
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| Exhausted by their work, the parents
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| | what is needed? More training?
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| would return home where the last thing
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| | Mentoring? Nope. Just some parenting.
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| they wanted to hear was their child's
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| | The sooner
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| problems. Consequently, children became
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| | corporations realize this, the sooner
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| social outcasts in their own homes and
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| | they can begin to develop mature and
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| often had to fend for themselves; they
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| | responsible
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| simply couldn't relate with their
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| | employees. Again, this is why the
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| parents. Sure,
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| | military now teaches its Drill
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| the parents would sign their kids up for
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| | Instructors basic
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| Summer Camp, Little League and Soccer,
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| | counseling techniques, so they can help
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| but
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| | new recruits find their way through life
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| this was viewed more as baby-sitting
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| | and become
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| services as opposed to taking a true
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| | a good soldier. It is most definitely
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| interest in
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| | not "baby-sitting" but, rather, a
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| the child's development. They would
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| | recognition that parents
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| also give their kids television sets and
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| | have dropped the ball in their child's
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| video games
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| | development and someone has to pick up
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| to occupy their time.Today, school
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| | the
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| teachers have become surrogate parents by
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| | pieces in order for the newbie to
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| default, something
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| | realize their potential.I do not claim to
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| they weren't trained for, nor inclined
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| | have a Ph.D. in parenting, but as I see
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| to accept. Talk to a teacher and you
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| | it there are three primary
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| will hear
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| | duties a parent needs to inculcate:*
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| stories of lack of respect for
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| | Role Model - first, a parent has to be a
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| authority, poor manners, and
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| | good role model with attributes their
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| dysfunctional social
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| | subordinateswant to aspire to attain.
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| intercourse. Children today no longer
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| | Role models are respected for their
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| learn their values from their parents
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| | authority and becomea highly credible
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| but rather from Hollywood. As young
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| | source of information and inspiration,*
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| adults entering the work force, their
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| | Teacher - second, a parent has to be able
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| work
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| | to teach, not just academic lessons
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| ethic, values, and behavior are
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| | butthose of life; e.g., morality,
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| noticeably different than the prior
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| | socialization, even finances (e.g.,
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| generation. There
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| | balancing acheckbook, life insurance,
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| is no longer a sense of quality,
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| | etc.). It is the teacher who establishes
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| service, or craftsmanship; just put in
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| | the rules andregulations of the classroom
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| your time and
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| | and, as such, is also the
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| collect a paycheck. This is all having
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| | disciplinarian.* Guidance Counselor -
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| an adverse effect on how we conduct
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| | third, parenting includes guiding others
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| business and the corporate culture.Now,
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| | on their path throughlife, explaining
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| let me give you a the scary figure:
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| | options and making recommendations.Very
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| probably 20%, or less, of today's
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| | important, a parent has to recognize they
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| graduating High School seniors are
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| | won't have all of the answers, but
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| socially well adjusted.Knowing this, what
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| | should know how to point someone in the
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| should you do as a manager?THE NEED FOR
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| | right direction to get the answers they
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| PARENTINGIn the past, if you were a new
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| | need.Above all else, a parent has to care
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| employee, it was assumed you knew how to
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| | about the welfare of their offspring. I
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| manage
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| | am not
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| your personal life and you were expected
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| | suggesting corporate parents love their
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| to adapt to the corporate culture. This
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| | children like biological parents, but
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| is no longer true and presents a problem
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| | they
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| for managers. Younger employees today
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| | need to invest time in the person,
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| have problems managing money, dressing
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| | believe in the person, and motivate them
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| appropriately, and interpersonal
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| | accordingly, whether through kindness or
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| relations
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| | a good swift kick in the rear. The
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| and communications, not to mention
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| | corporate parent has to also know when
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| alcohol, drugs, and sex. They are raw
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| | their work is complete and allow the
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| and rough. But
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| | offspring to move on to the next stage
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| are they salvageable? They better be,
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| | of their corporate life.The military has
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| for your company's sake, as they
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| | the advantage of written contracts and
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| represent
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| | boot camps to
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| tomorrow's work force.Perhaps we can
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| | indoctrinate new recruits. Perhaps a
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| take a lesson from the military services
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| | corporate boot camp could be devised
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| here. The military is
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| | and teach the same lessons as found in
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| well aware they are not getting the
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| | the military, such as:* Cause and
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| "cream of the crop" when they take on new
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| | effect, e.g., if you make a mistake, you
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| recruits. Many are social misfits
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| | know you will be penalized accordingly.*
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| coming from broken homes. As such, the
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| | The value of good workmanship and its
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| military's initial role is to break the
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| | impact on others.* How to give and take
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| individual of bad habits and impose a new
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| | an order.* Discipline and code of
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| | conduct.* Teamwork.CONCLUSIONCompanies
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| system of discipline and work ethic.
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| | today are at a loss coping with the
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| Individualism is replaced by teamwork
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| | newest generation of
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| and,
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| | workers. What they don't realize is, it
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| in the process, a sense of belonging and
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| | will get worse before it gets better.
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| family is imposed. This is either
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| | Since
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| readily
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| | most biological parents are content with
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| accepted by the new recruit or they are
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| | allowing others to teach their children
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| drummed out of the service. Discipline,
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| | the necessary values in life, teachers,
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| organization, teamwork, and a strong
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| | the military and corporations are forced
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| work ethic can have a dramatic affect on
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| | to
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| a
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| | pick up the slack, like it or not. The
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| drifting soul. By doing so, it can
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| | sooner we admit this, the sooner we can
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| bring order to lives and a sense of
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| | address
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| purpose,
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| | how to remedy the situation. Whether
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| something that perhaps was neglected at
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| | this involves one-on-one counseling or a
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| home.Today's Drill Instructors and junior
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| | boot camp type of environment, something
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| officers also find themselves as
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| | has to be done to teach our newest wave
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| surrogate parents
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| | of workers the proper values to succeed
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| and are now instructed in counseling
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| | in business and in life.Let me leave you
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| young soldiers. The boot camps of today
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| | with a real-life story on parenting in
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| are
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| | the workplace. Some time
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| a lot different than what the country
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| | ago I was visiting with a CIO in
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| experienced during World War II, Korea,
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| | Columbus, Ohio who took me on a tour of
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| and
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| | his facility. Along the way, we
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| Viet Nam. Yet, we are producing a fine
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| | happened upon a young programmer who
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| class of soldiers which makes our country
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| | was new to the company. Frankly, he
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| | looked a little wet behind the ears and
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| proud. In other words, they must be
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| | had long hair over his collar. After
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| doing something right.If we have learned
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| | the CIO introduced me to the young man,
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| anything from the military in this
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| | he
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| regard, it is that the
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| | instructed him to go get a haircut. The
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| times have changed and our employees
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| | young programmer, shot back
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| today have different needs requiring
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| | indignantly, "You can't say that to
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| a new type of manager who can adequately
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| | me!"The CIO turned calmly but
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| tend to them. And like today's
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| | deliberately to the programmer, and said,
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| Drill Instructors and school teachers,
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| managers are finding themselves in the
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| | "Yes I can. Watch," then pointing to
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| role of surrogate parents, like it or
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| | his mouth, "Get a haircut. Now!"The
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| not. Managers bristle at this notion.
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| | programmer backed down and, to his
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| After all,
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| | credit, dutifully got a haircut.I had
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| they want to get on with their business
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| | just witnessed a little "Parenting
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| and do not want to be regarded as a
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| | Management" in action. The CIO
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| baby-sitter. But the fact remains, home
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| | exercised his authority and had quickly
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| parenting skills are at an all-time low
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| | instructed the newbie on one
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| and to overcome this problem, someone
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| | of the rules to be observed in the
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| has to assume the duty to compensate
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| | workplace. The programmer's biological
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| for this inadequacy. Again, the
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| | parents hadn't instructed him properly,
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| military readily understands this and has
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| | now it defaulted to his corporate
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| adapted
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| | parent."Parenting Management" - Just
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| accordingly. But can
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| | remember, you heard it here first.Tim
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| business?Understand this, corporate
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| | Bryce is the Managing Director of M.
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| America's "recruits" come predominantly
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| | Bryce & Associates (MBA) of
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| from the
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| | Palm Harbor, Florida and has 30 years of
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| colleges and universities whose purpose
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| | experience in the field. He
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| is not to teach social skills, but
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| | is available for training and consulting
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| rather,
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| | on an international basis.
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