Galilean Pastor
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How do we manage our house? To be a manager of anything we must know the business of what we are managing, we should know it so well that when the owner is gone, the business will still run as smoothly as it would if he were still there.
To be that manager you must be equipped first with the basics in management, and then find a company that is willing to take the risk of having you as a manager.
You vow that you will do your best and manage the company as if the boss were never gone.
But how do we take on such a great endeavor? Having been a manager of maintenance in housing for over 6 years, I know what I expected from my subordinates when I went on vacation. I expected everything to run as smooth as it would if I were there. I did not expect to come home from vacation and have a pile of work to do because those I left in charge were incapable of doing the work they were given.
To be a good manager, and manage in the manner of the owner, you have to know and understand the business, truly, not just say you know it but you must truly know it inside and out. You must know every vendor listed by priority, you must know the skills of every employee, their strengths and weaknesses, you must know the schedules throughout each day, and you must know how to handle a problem the same way as the owner would when it arises.
To do this well and in ernest you must become like minded with the owner--think like him, react like him, and decide like him, in other words, do as he would do. “But how can this be done? I’m not him,” you say. True, but if you are to manage like the boss, if that is your desire, you must come as humanly close to being like your boss as you can.
To do this you must study your bosses ways, his attitude, his behavior, his likes and dislikes, his moral and ethical ground, and so on. You must know your boss’ ways to manage like your boss. It does no good to go to someone else's boss to learn your bosses ways. You will learn wrong.
Do you know your boss’ ways? Do you spend time with him to learn his ways? Do you even know who your boss is? How do you manage your house? Your physical house? Your spiritual house?
To be that manager you must be equipped first with the basics in management, and then find a company that is willing to take the risk of having you as a manager.
You vow that you will do your best and manage the company as if the boss were never gone.
But how do we take on such a great endeavor? Having been a manager of maintenance in housing for over 6 years, I know what I expected from my subordinates when I went on vacation. I expected everything to run as smooth as it would if I were there. I did not expect to come home from vacation and have a pile of work to do because those I left in charge were incapable of doing the work they were given.
To be a good manager, and manage in the manner of the owner, you have to know and understand the business, truly, not just say you know it but you must truly know it inside and out. You must know every vendor listed by priority, you must know the skills of every employee, their strengths and weaknesses, you must know the schedules throughout each day, and you must know how to handle a problem the same way as the owner would when it arises.
To do this well and in ernest you must become like minded with the owner--think like him, react like him, and decide like him, in other words, do as he would do. “But how can this be done? I’m not him,” you say. True, but if you are to manage like the boss, if that is your desire, you must come as humanly close to being like your boss as you can.
To do this you must study your bosses ways, his attitude, his behavior, his likes and dislikes, his moral and ethical ground, and so on. You must know your boss’ ways to manage like your boss. It does no good to go to someone else's boss to learn your bosses ways. You will learn wrong.
Do you know your boss’ ways? Do you spend time with him to learn his ways? Do you even know who your boss is? How do you manage your house? Your physical house? Your spiritual house?
The Prayer of The Son to The Father at John,17: gives us an idea of what is expected of us as children of God. 
