21427
Answers to Readers’
Most Pressing, Vexing,
and Perplexing
Communication
Questions
My readers enjoy the question/answer column in my weekly e-
mail newsletters. Here are some of the most pressing, vexing,
and perplexing problems readers bring to me—and my
responses.
Question #1: How to Be a New
Manager without Being Considered an
“Occupying Power”
Dear Meryl: I am writing to ask for some ideas on how to deal
with being an employee in a new job situation. I was just hired as
a dietary manager for a small-town nursing home. Most of the
staff has been working there since the dawn of time. I will have
Copyright © 2004 by Meryl Runion. Click here for terms of use.