He's a hands-on manager. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Daddy was never what you’d call a hands-on father, but he’d never been so distant. From Wordnik.com. [And One Last Thing…] Reference
"In fact, many are taking an even more hands-on approach.". From Wordnik.com. [Hollywood's New Moguls] Reference
So at Sheep 'n Show, we finally received hands-on experience. From Wordnik.com. [The Macphersons: Week 50: Thoughts Of Home] Reference
Redstone is clearly taking a more hands-on role at the studio. From Wordnik.com. [Doing It His Way] Reference
The emphasis is not on passing tests but on hands-on learning. From Wordnik.com. [The New First Grade: Too Much Too Soon] Reference
They were applying the hands-on imperative to the entire world. From Wordnik.com. [A 'Quicksilver' Mind] Reference
And the emphasis on hands-on activities is still apparent today. From Wordnik.com. [A Season Of Shows] Reference
After four sessions with a hands-on praying minister, he had only eight. From Wordnik.com. [Is God Listening?] Reference
The media had mistakenly portrayed former CEO Rumsfeld as a hands-on guy. From Wordnik.com. [A New View At Defense] Reference
That would free me up to work with other students in a more hands-on manner. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo likes to be thought of as a hands-on leader. From Wordnik.com. [Death By Numbers] Reference
Driver's Edge travels the country to give daylong, hands-on training sessions. From Wordnik.com. [Teen Driving: Don't Be Like Paris] Reference
Clubs meet regularly, research interesting stocks and gain hands-on experience. From Wordnik.com. [Meanwhile, Back In The Jungle . . .] Reference
They haven't had hands-on instruction and the bonding instruction of the camps. From Wordnik.com. [Let’s Not Kid Ourselves] Reference
Chinese authorities have taken a more hands-on approach to Hong Kong ever since. From Wordnik.com. [GETTING THE WORD OUT] Reference
Children need hands-on experiences so that they can discover things on their own. From Wordnik.com. [The New First Grade: Too Much Too Soon] Reference
If you're the hands-on type, go to your local nursery and choose your own selection. From Wordnik.com. [Home: Spring Flowers] Reference
The disc includes several hands-on activities that keep the physical world in sight. From Wordnik.com. [Cyber Optics] Reference
All doctors of osteopathic medicine (D. O.s) are trained in OMT, a hands-on treatment. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call And Corrections: How To Get Relief For] Reference
Take GM's Smale, a highly qualified, hands-on executive who doesn't have another day job. From Wordnik.com. [Rebellion In The Boardroom] Reference
Some say mothers should stay home until their children outgrow the need for hands-on care. From Wordnik.com. [The Parent Trap] Reference
Their curriculum includes lots of rhyming, songs and games, as well as hands-on activities. From Wordnik.com. [Dyslexia And The New Science Of Reading] Reference
Recently he has played a hands-on role -- and has clashed repeatedly with his senior staff. From Wordnik.com. [Taxing Times For Robertson] Reference
I now teach English in Paris because it is also hands-on, so to speak, and a creative process. From Wordnik.com. [Hitler's Dreams Of Racial Purity] Reference
Masayuki Nozoe will join the studio from the parent company as part of Sony's new hands-on approach. From Wordnik.com. [Sony's Mr. Fixit] Reference
Pro: It's a great chance to shape big-picture concerns without dealing with messy hands-on management. From Wordnik.com. [The Job Hunt] Reference
When she returned to Britain, she began a 10-month hands-on course to qualify as a secondary-school teacher. From Wordnik.com. [Going Back To School] Reference
Her architecture classes included hands-on workshops, but she was allowed to interact only with other women. From Wordnik.com. [Looking Inside] Reference
The science classroom, at least through junior high school, should be a hands-on exploration of the universe. From Wordnik.com. [Why My Kids Hate Science] Reference
Behring is part of a new wave of "engaged philanthropists" who choose hands-on involvement over writing checks. From Wordnik.com. [Charity: Hands-On Helping] Reference
"He may not care deeply about re-authorizing the Fisheries Act," says an aide, "but he is a hands-on committee chairman.". From Wordnik.com. [Senator Hothead] Reference
It is even easier for a hands-on owner and manager like Arnault, whose family owns 59 percent of LVMH, to stare down fads. From Wordnik.com. [BEST OF THE BEST] Reference
Deciding this economic anomaly needed more hands-on, butter-dipped research, I headed farther north, to Mount Desert Island. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Lobster Mystery] Reference
His combined hands-on experience of deprivation and tyranny during the Nazi and Iron Curtain eras made him understand his role. From Wordnik.com. [A PEOPLE'S POPE] Reference
My husband and I both work full time, and though he's definitely a modern, "hands-on" dad, I'm still juggling most things kid-related. From Wordnik.com. [The ‘New Dad’? Give Me a Break.] Reference
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