On the other hand, there are functions of a line manager that can be supported via technology and organizational work culture, obviating the need for strong skills in this area by any single role.
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So, she asked her supervisor to include her in more customer meetings and made sure she met with out-of-town clients shortly after becoming a line manager in September 2010, heading an operation that seeks new uses for light-processing chips.
The language, developed by IRS workers with the involvement of a "front-line manager" was "not reviewed or approved by executive management, " Ms. Lerner wrote.
Other analysts are known to have published reports praising companies to the skies, and then tell fund managers who ring up for more information to call back on a private mobile number - so the analysts can tell the fund manager (on a phone line that is not being tape recorded) to ignore the report and avoid the stock like plague.
It also heard that on 9 June 2012 Mr Wynne's line manager received a text message from him, asking her to meet him at the care home which he managed.
First, that there is a sharp line between good and bad apples, and that a manager's job is to toss out the bad.
Whereas two-thirds of American, British and German employees say they have friendly relations with their line manager, fewer than a third of French workers say the same.
As guest line up to check in, a manager christens their necks with gold Mardi Gras beads.
White, a software manager by day, draws the line at carrying a balance.
"GarageBand has given musicians of all talents the ability to create studio quality music at a fraction of the cost of a recording studio, " says Ethan Opelt, Line Manager of Griffin's Audio category.
"MIDIConnect offers musicians a compact and portable solution to create and edit music on the go, at a fraction of the cost of a recording studio, " said Ethan Opelt, Line Manager of Griffin's Audio category.
Richard Taylor, a manager at the Aurora gun store and range Firing Line, said the 15-round restrictions on rifle magazines are "poorly worded" and are likely to affect owners of nearly every magazine.
Rangers manager Walter Smith had been forced to name a makeshift line-up with seven players missing through injury and Barry Ferguson and Allan McGregor still under a club suspension for their misbehaviour while with Scotland.
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Pericard is the first signing in the January transfer window for manager Danny Wilson but faces competition for a place in the line-up from in-form forwards Charlie Austin and Billy Paynter.
Manager Walter Smith fielded an adventurous line-up in a game Rangers had to win but the hosts were hemmed back for most of the game as Stuttgart played with real vim and vigour.
The court heard that Dr Cunningham, 27, of Dundee University, still considered himself a trainee and Prof Black, who had supervised his PhD, was his line manager.
In assessing the value of a senior health-service manager or council chief, for example, the line between core competence and bonus-worthy brilliance might be hard to define.
At every Cheesecake Factory restaurant, a kitchen manager is stationed at the counter where the food comes off the line, and he rates the food on a scale of one to ten.
Wilcox was highly critical of Williams' line manager, who did not report that he was missing for about a week after he died August 16.
In search of something fresh, Mancini introduced Johnson - who the manager recently suggested should work harder to earn a place in the starting line-up - for Barry and the change paid immediate dividend.
Dame Carol recommended that the new service offer advice on issues which might be affecting a person's ability to do their job, such as debt or difficulty with their line manager.
That is, you get to the head of the line of job candidates before a job is listed anywhere, and sometimes, before the hiring manager has even decided she is going to hire for a particular position.
Their argument: The lower court's decision is in line with common law, which gives people the right to sue corporations for punitive damages when a manager (or a captain, in this case) was reckless.
It leaves City manager Mark Hughes facing a striker crisis this weekend, with only Craig Bellamy of his front-line forwards likely to be available.
Johnson's injury will be a headache for Fulham manager Roy Hodgson, who opted to field the striker alongside Bobby Zamora in an unchanged line-up from Saturday's league win over Portsmouth.
In New York, 125 people waited in line for two-and-a-half hours to participate, says David Samberg, a Verizon media relations manager.
"Today, more than ever, consumers have to go back and forth through a number of home theater devices to find the entertainment they want to watch, " said Damir Skripic, product line manager for connected entertainment at NETGEAR.
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Ferdinand trained with the United squad on Monday morning and manager Alex Ferguson later told CNN that his central defender could line up as they try to defend a slender 1-0 lead from the first leg at Old Trafford last Wednesday.
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