Comments on: A Terrible Mindset For Leaders http://www.leadershipturn.com/a-terrible-mindset-for-leaders/ Articles, tips, and resources about leadership. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:50:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: MAPping Company Success http://www.leadershipturn.com/a-terrible-mindset-for-leaders/comment-page-1/#comment-2158 MAPping Company Success Sat, 21 Mar 2009 10:05:39 +0000 http://www.leadershipturn.com/?p=1812#comment-2158 [...] ‘names’ demands outsize compensation/stock options/guaranteed bonus/etc. in order to validate their [...] [...] ‘names’ demands outsize compensation/stock options/guaranteed bonus/etc. in order to validate their [...]

]]> By: Miki Saxon http://www.leadershipturn.com/a-terrible-mindset-for-leaders/comment-page-1/#comment-2253 Miki Saxon Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:40:47 +0000 http://www.leadershipturn.com/?p=1812#comment-2253 Interesting article. Although I find the media annoying at times, I think it's a positive that the residents in the halls of power have a far more difficult time, if at all, of stopping the media from shining light into dark holes. That said, I find the ratti (glitteratti, digiratti, literatti, et.) addiction of the average person to be beyond understanding. I find my reaction for much of what passes for news to be "who cares." Too bad that the media won't focus more on the busineratti. Perhaps if We the Public had the same fascination for, and rabid conversations about, them the current debacle might at least have been minimized. But we prefer to leave it up to 'other' to monitor and restrain them. Interesting article. Although I find the media annoying at times, I think it’s a positive that the residents in the halls of power have a far more difficult time, if at all, of stopping the media from shining light into dark holes.

That said, I find the ratti (glitteratti, digiratti, literatti, et.) addiction of the average person to be beyond understanding. I find my reaction for much of what passes for news to be “who cares.”

Too bad that the media won’t focus more on the busineratti. Perhaps if We the Public had the same fascination for, and rabid conversations about, them the current debacle might at least have been minimized. But we prefer to leave it up to ‘other’ to monitor and restrain them.

]]> By: Dan Erwin http://www.leadershipturn.com/a-terrible-mindset-for-leaders/comment-page-1/#comment-2242 Dan Erwin Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:28:11 +0000 http://www.leadershipturn.com/?p=1812#comment-2242 I think that excess goes in cycles. American history is filled with flagrant excess on occasion, then more restrained. There are two issues that are different today that result in much more knowledge of what would to a significant degree in the past, be hidden. Media is one of the issues. Remember that the purpose of media is to make money for its sponsors. Thus gaining attention is normally done in terms of calling attention to and creating conflict and frenzy. Second, the global finance system, uniting all financial systems, provides opportunities that were never dreamt of in the past. Thus, the current debacle. Surprisingly, there was an absolutely superb article in the Wall Street Journal, by Joe Queenan: In Praise of Transgressions. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123456728548886075.html?mod=rss_US_News Queenan's article strikes me as exceptionally balanced. I think that excess goes in cycles. American history is filled with flagrant excess on occasion, then more restrained. There are two issues that are different today that result in much more knowledge of what would to a significant degree in the past, be hidden. Media is one of the issues. Remember that the purpose of media is to make money for its sponsors. Thus gaining attention is normally done in terms of calling attention to and creating conflict and frenzy. Second, the global finance system, uniting all financial systems, provides opportunities that were never dreamt of in the past. Thus, the current debacle.

Surprisingly, there was an absolutely superb article in the Wall Street Journal, by Joe Queenan: In Praise of Transgressions. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123456728548886075.html?mod=rss_US_News

Queenan’s article strikes me as exceptionally balanced.

]]> By: Miki Saxon http://www.leadershipturn.com/a-terrible-mindset-for-leaders/comment-page-1/#comment-2245 Miki Saxon Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:18:59 +0000 http://www.leadershipturn.com/?p=1812#comment-2245 So true, Dan. But it seems to me that this kind of excess is happening more and more often. Maybe not exactly, but there seems to be far less restraint out there and that the definition of what is acceptable keeps enlarging. What do you think? So true, Dan. But it seems to me that this kind of excess is happening more and more often. Maybe not exactly, but there seems to be far less restraint out there and that the definition of what is acceptable keeps enlarging.

What do you think?

]]> By: Dan Erwin http://www.leadershipturn.com/a-terrible-mindset-for-leaders/comment-page-1/#comment-2129 Dan Erwin Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:50:32 +0000 http://www.leadershipturn.com/?p=1812#comment-2129 Mr. Thain's excesses are more than flagrant. Over the years I've been in CEO and exec offices of numerous Fortune 100 and 200 firms. They were pleasing, comfortable, large, private bath, occasional painting of significance, but nothing that would ever lead me to consider them flagrant. These were companies with a long history of solid profit and contributions to their community. www.danerwin.com Mr. Thain’s excesses are more than flagrant. Over the years I’ve been in CEO and exec offices of numerous Fortune 100 and 200 firms. They were pleasing, comfortable, large, private bath, occasional painting of significance, but nothing that would ever lead me to consider them flagrant. These were companies with a long history of solid profit and contributions to their community.
http://www.danerwin.com

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