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+DURING THIS PERIOD OF TRANSITION, CARE MUST BE TAKEN NOT TO ABOLISH THE FORMAL, TRADITIONAL STRUCTURE WHICH HAS BEEN INHERITED TO MAKE CHANGES TANTAMOUNT TO KNOCKING AWAY A LAME MAN'S CRUTCHES.
+BETTER TO WALK ON CRUTCHES THAN TO FALL FLAT ON ONE'S FACE.+
MR HAYE ALSO SAID THAT MANAGEMENT +GETS EFFECTIVE RESULTS FROM RESOURCES AND PEOPLE+.
HOWEVER, HE CAUTIONED THAT THERE WERE DANGERS IN THE WHOLESALE APPLICATION OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT THEORY AND TECHNIQUES TO EDUCATION.
+MANAGEMENT THEORY CAN BE OF VALUE TO EDUCATION IF IT IS FIRST ASSIMILATED AND THEN APPLIED, + MR HAYE STRESSED.
MANAGEMENT, HE ADDED, IS LARGELY A MATTER OF COMMON SENSE AND EXPERIENCE.
+TRY NOT TO BE CONFUSED BY THE JARGON OF PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT, HE URGED.
HE SAID HE USED SOME OF IT TODAY TO INTRODUCE TO THE BASIC CONCEPTS.
+BUT NEVER, NEVER FORGET THAT COMMON SENSE AND COMMON SPEECH ARE YOUR BEST WEAPONS AS MANAGERS.+
IMPORTANT ALSO, WERE - SYMPATHY, TACT, GOOD TEMPER AND UNDERSTANDING ALL THE QUALITIES THAT MAKE FOR GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
+BECAUSE IN THE END MANAGEMENT IS GETTING OTHER PEOPLE TO HELP YOU TO DO THE JOB, + MR HAYE SAID.
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