i've actually managed people before. i have had to manage friends, too.
it cracks me up, because all the journal comments i've had are wow...you're busy. and it's not "busy" to me at all. i am a constant mover. i drive people crazy.
so, with being a good manager, remember there's two sides. the business side and the human side. if you need someone to do something, ask them. then tell them thank you for the job well done if they did what was asked.
good managers are friendly, but have few friends in their job environment.
they have heart, and compassion, but also know when to say...hey, policy is policy. i need you here, you call in once a week. let's see you work on that.
i'm a plethora of many many kinds of information. strange that way, i suppose.
