I was asked yesterday how I would feel about working for a boss that does not know the business they are responsible for managing, and how I would feel about teaching them about this business channel.
Hmmm, I said it depends on the other person. It takes two to tango. I have been in two situations with two outcomes at each extreme. One bad and one good. I guess if the money is good I am ok with it.
But really, why would a F1000 company assign a core strategic business channel to a manager that does NOT have experience in that business? It must not be that Strategic or important. Once again, I am amazed how corporate America rolls along even though it continues to make naive decisions in a complex world. I guess if you have a huge market share and large cash flows you can waste money and not worry about the short term.
Is it really ok just to strive for mediocrity or should one strive to reach perfection. I am the latter. Why play if you are just going through the motions?
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