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Lesson U -  (1232-1275)
 third   individual    authority   military   rate   physical   social   legal   file   evidence   progress*   report   aid   seek   contact   twice   task   policy   series   credit   release   remove   increase*  labor   terror   brief   member   intelligence   anger   volume   equipment   theory   gray (grey)   innocent   mental   status   departure   computer   stairs   emotion   local   guilty   resolution   refuse* 

 Business Words - delegate   saluting   convict   decent   utilize   innovative   envision   type   eager   conclusion    transfer   specific

And here is your Lesson U story..........Sound.mp3?

WHO TO HIRE, AND WHY?

Carmelita Ringo was Tim's first employee. She was sent over the next day by Jerry.

"You are the first team member," said Tim, "so for now you are the team." Tim was showing Carmelita how to take the cart to the various stations. She learned to remove half-finished parts to take them to the finishing equipment. If the physical weight was too much, she would smile and people there would aid her in putting parts in the cart.

"There are lots of ways to get this task done," she said. After a day, she showed great progress in reporting the parts transfers.

"I think I can delegate a whole series of these pick-ups from the computer stations to Carmelita." Tim told Jerry.

"Good, because here is a file of resumes for you to look at." Jerry put a stack of papers on his desk." Let me know by the end of the day which ones you want to contact. If I see some evidence good or bad, I'll make a few notes on those individuals. But hiring second and third employees is under your authority, OK.? That's my policy."

It was not the military, but Tim felt like saluting and saying "Yes, sir."

Tim took the resumes home, and had Nina and Gabriella look at them as well. That way he would have twice the mental power in seeking new employees.

"This one had some legal problems when he was younger," Gabriella said.

"Yes, but was he innocent or guilty?" asked Tim.

"Doesn't say," said Gabriella. "They didn't release that information. He must be innocent."

"He must have been younger." said Nina. "Can we check his credit?"

"I'll ask the front office people." answered Tim. "Meanwhile, I've got an idea how to increase the value of the labor I will be supervising."

Tim told them the idea. "It's just a theory. I haven't mentioned it to Jerry yet."

"But it sounds like you need specific  types of people to do it," said Nina. "People with some intelligence, I would say."

"Guess that is what I will look for when I interview them in a few days." said Tim.

Tim did just that, and by the end of the week, he hired two more people locally, from his city. One was a graying older man, Fred, and the other was the young man, Lester, who had legal problems before. He said he was not convicted of anything because it was a mistake by the police. And his credit  status was good. And to Tim, Lester seemed smart.

"Well, I would not have hired the old guy," said Jerry from the stairs , briefly before his departure from work that Friday. "We're not trying to do good things socially, just get the volume of work done at some decent  rate."

"Well, you can refuse them," Tim said. "They're working for you too."  He was in terror that Jerry would have some anger about someone he hired.

"Nope," said Jerry, with little emotion. "They're your people now. I just hope you can envision how you are going to utilize them."

"I've got an idea how to use them in an extra way," Tim started,

By the time Tim reached his conclusion, Jerry was listening eagerly.

"That is really innovative," said Jerry, "and it will probably work. I would like you to bring it up as a resolution at meeting of my other supervisors on Monday morning. Can you do that?

"Yes," said Tim.

"And one more thing," Jerry smiled. "Now I see why you hired Frank."

Another story? More Ready-to-Use?

aid -- to help (to Story)
anger -- strong feeling of displeasure v. to create that feeling of displeasure in someone. (to Story)
authority -- the power to enforce something on someone (to Story)
brief -- to inform adj. short  (to Story)
computer -- a data storing and processing machine (to Story)
conclusion -- the reasonable ending  (to Story)

contact -- when surfaces, points, or people join (to Story)
convict -- decide that a person is legally to blame (to Story)

credit -- money that one can borrow (to Story)
decent -- acceptable to standards (to Story)

delegate -- give part or all of a task or responsibility to someone else (to Story)

departure -- the act of going away (to Story)
eager -- a happy attitude with energy (to Story)

emotion -- a strong feeling (to Story)
envision -- see something ahead of the current situation (to Story)

equipment -- instrument(s) needed to perform a service (to Story)
evidence -- data on which a proof can be based (to Story)
file -- a place for keeping papers in order; or, keeping data on computers(to Story)
gray (grey) -- the color made by mixing black and white (to Story)
guilty -- responsible for or having done an act against the law (to Story)
increase* -- v. to make or become greater  n. increase - a rise in an amount (to Story)
individual -- a single thing or person (to Story)
innocent -- free from wrong doing (to Story)
innovative -- new and creative  (to Story)

intelligence -- 1° the ability to get and use knowledge 2° secret information (to Story)
labor -- the effort in doing something, work (to Story)
legal -- based upon law (to Story)
local -- from a limited, near-by place, as in "local people"(to Story)
member -- one of the persons or things that make up a group (to Story)
mental -- having to do with the mind (to Story)
military -- having to do with soldiers (to Story)
physical -- of the body (to Story)
policy -- an agreed plan of action; a set of operating rules  (to Story)
progress* -- n. movement toward a goal v. progress - the act of moving toward the goal (to Story)
rate -- a quantity, amount in relation to something else; v. to measure the effectiveness or popularity (to Story)
refuse* -- not accept   n. refuse - waste that is thrown away (to Story)
release -- to let go, to let loose (to Story)
remove -- to move from one place to another (to Story)
report -- an account of facts, often given by a reporter  (to Story)
resolution -- an action decided upon; also, the visual quality of a photograph or screen (to Story)
salute -- usually a military greeting, raising one hand above the eyes (to Story)

seek -- to try to find (to Story)
series -- a number of similar things one after another (to Story)
social -- living in groups, of human society and everything that has to do with that society (to Story)
specific -- looking at the exact detail, opposite of general  (to Story)

stairs -- a series of steps for going from one level to another (to Story)
status -- condition, state (to Story)
terror -- a huge feeling of fear; a "terrorist" tries to create that fear (to Story)
theory -- an explanation based on thought (to Story)
third -- the number three in a series (to Story)
transfer -- change the position of something (to Story)

twice -- two times (to Story)
type -- a special kind  (to Story)

utilize -- use (to Story)

volume -- 1. the amount of a space 2. a sound level (to Story)