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"A manager is not a person who can do the work better than his men; he is a person who can get his men to do the work better than he can."

Frederick W. Smith, American Businessman

Man, Men, Work, Manager

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"A manager is not a person who can do the work better than his men; he is a person who can get his men to do the work better than he can."

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