Need a good reason to vote? September 29, 2008
Posted by hardly Strategic Concerns
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True tests of leadership come but every so often.
For example:
- Your HR VP comes to you and tells you that your VP of Sales, who is married, has been having an affair with an admin and a Manager on his staff. Turns out the Manager was just a Jr. Account Manager 12 months ago, and has received 2 promotions in that time. What's your decision?
- Sales are down and you need to cut back. Where?
- You have a GREAT Software Architect, amazing Software Design skills, a founder of the company, but he bullies some members of the Software team who he thinks aren't top-of-the-heap developers, which amounts to a third of the team. What do you do?
Today, we witnessed several failures of Leadership with the U.S. Government. First, we watched President G.W. Bush as he was unable to rally the Republican Members of the House to his plan to save our financial system. Second, we also watched Speaker Nancy Pelosi as she was unable to rally the Democratic Members of the House to vote for the same plan. And finally, we watched as the members of the House failed to approve the plan to save our financial system.
It's all too easy to get distracted from thinking about what a leader will ultimately face as true tests of leadership. But, when we vote, we need to set those distractions aside and think clearly about who can best lead us in times of crisis.
Tough call to make, but that's our job.
What to call it? September 29, 2008
Posted by hardly 6 Minutes of..., Bar, Dumbbell, Kettlebell, Medicine Ball, Other, Pushups, Row, Run, Sit-ups
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Warmup:
- 400 M Run
- 30 Thrusters @ 45 lbs
- 30 Paralette Push-ups
- 200 M Walk while doing around the worlds @ 20 kg
Workout:
- 35 Front Squats @ 95 lbs
- For Time (…and what should we call this?):
- 1K Row
- 800 M Run
- 100 Dumbbell Swings @ 50 lbs
- Tim0: 16:50
- 60 GDH Situps w/25 lbs plate
- 6:00 Wallballs @ 20 lbs: 78 (and I sprained my thumb, too)
Workout:
- Type: Other
- Date: 09/29/2008
- Time: 09:00:00
- Total Time: 1:00:00.00
re: The Art of Resisting Irrational Behavior September 29, 2008
Posted by hardly Strategic Concerns
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Just got done reading a nice interview Guy Kawasaki did with Ori Brafman, the author of "Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior".
There are two sections that are directly applicable to you, and they are both great. The first is for hiring managers and what they should focus on in interviews, and it starts with the question, "Knowing what you know about first impressions, how should companies conduct job interviews?" The second is a little more of a stretch, and it starts with the question, "How do you tell a Steve Jobs, Larry Ellison, or Bill Gates that you think they’re making a mistake?"
This second question is great for job-hunters about to go into an interview with their prospective boss.
Why?
Because this is EXACTLY the behavior you should adopt ahead of an interview. That is, put yourself in the boss's shoes and ask what the problem is they need to solve by hiring someone like you. Then, go research the problem. Find out why they need you. Find out what their assumptions might be. Make a guess or two about how to solve it. Then, when the interview happens, you're ready to answer the big question in their head: What can this bozo do for me?
You can find the interview here. Go ahead, it's Friday, read something that challenges you!
