Thursday, January 22, 2009

RULES FOR MANAGING THE PRIMA DONNA

Rules for managing the prima donna:

The prima donna’s job is twofold:
When the playbill says Tosca, sing Tosca; and
Fill the house- every night.

When they fulfill that job consistently, then, and only then, will the effective manager treat them as prima donnas. Otherwise they are merely whiners.

Next series of posts: What are Community Health Centers, and how should they be managed and led?

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