Persistence; In Business. In Sports. In Life., A Business Memoir - Hardcover

by Roger Bass (Author)

I remember hearing my father give his opinion about a neighbor who lived near us. It was across the back forty, but we could see his house from our back door. He said, "Belcher is a jack-of-all-trades and a master of none." I never understood if this was a compliment or an insult. Maybe it was both. When I think of a general manager, that statement often comes to mind. A good general manager must have a lot of tools in his toolbox. But he doesn't have to be an expert at anything. For example, I can install a residential generator, complete with the automatic transfer switch, but I have to Google the formula for converting volts to amps. An expert would know this, and many other technical details. But, when the power goes out, my generator comes on.