Functions Of Cab Meetings For Cab Officers

Question 1

What is the the function of speaking to cab colleagues?

Answer 1

-meetings useful opportunity speak with other cab officers
-valuable occasions as few opportunities run into cab colleagues

Question 2

What is the function of getting to know each other?

Answer 2

-meetings provide initial get-to-know opportunities
-pres won’t initially know officers

Question 3

What is the function of resolving disputes?

Answer 3

-meetings used resolve interdepartmental disputes
-e.g. Ford’s sec to cab Connor remembers meeting in which dispute about affirmative action for African-Americans was aired

Question 4

What is the function of speaking to the president?

Answer 4

-possible to catch one on one with pres after meetings
-but such situations present danger for pres who agrees readily to offer the cuff request from cab officer

Question 5

What is an example of this?

Answer 5

-W. Bush sec to cab explained how he would be ‘hoovering (around the pres) at end of meeting’

Question 6

What is the function of increased status for cab officers?

Answer 6

-attendance at ,edgings gives cab officers increased standing back at their deps
-knowing what ores wants today as opposed to what others think he wanted yesterday

Question 7

What is an example of this increased status?

Answer 7

-H.W Bush sec of agri Yeutter summed up no. functions this way - ‘you get an insight into the top stories’