I hired hundreds of people over the course of my career. I learned early on that the folks who were the loud mouths would often interview well but fail to deliver. They were all flash and lacked depth. They had tremendous confidence, even when they were wrong, which made them difficult to work with or manage. The best employees were the …
I hired hundreds of people over the course of my career. I learned early on that the folks who were the loud mouths would often interview well but fail to deliver. They were all flash and lacked depth. They had tremendous confidence, even when they were wrong, which made them difficult to work with or manage. The best employees were the quiet, drama-free folks who often doubted themselves. With a little encouragement and support they produced orders of magnitude more than their loud counterparts. I view Biden and Trump through that lens with Trump being the loud mouth and Biden being the quiet one who delivers. Clearly this network and the people drawn to it appreciate those quiet people who just do the work with little or no drama. I wish more people would see that and place higher value on the Biden's of the world.
What many people failed to realize is Joe Biden is a work horse and Chump is a show pony. I think we all have had at least one person in our workplace who has made an art of looking very busy on the job, while doing nothing at all.
I hate that you're using a 'show pony' horse analogy for Chump. That's a huge insult to many beautiful, hard working and intelligent show horses. I'm very biased :). He's a grifter and a conman to an extraordinary degree. Bigger than anyone has ever seen :)
Well said Glenn. Too bad that people always go for the flash in the pan. It has something to do with the belief in "first impressions" being important, a concept that is highly over-rated IMHO. First impressions set you up for problems. Best to really look at the track record.
You can also say that about an employer. When I moved to Indianapolis in '92 because there was a hiring freeze in my area of Ohio, I was at the laundry mat and there was a little bakery across the parking lot. There was a "Now Hiring" sign (they were everywhere. It was like Christmas for job hunting). I was in my "laundry day clothes" and asked for an application, the owner walked out, took one look at me and said he didn't hire smokers. All of his other employees smoked. I didn't expect to meet the owner, but that first impression of me motivated me to prove him wrong.
I waited a week until I made my move. I got a very nice outfit, did my hair and makeup and walked back into that bakery. He was originally hiring a baker. By the time I left, an hour later when we the interview turned into a conversation like we were friends, I landed a management position. After I landed the job, I reminded him of the last time we met. And his face turned beet red. I also didn't leave without telling him to never judge a book by its cover.
Great comment! As one of those quiet, intellectual people, my senses have been assaulted by the loud, stupid/dumb people - the bullies who try to shout down us quiet people. I am 78 years old, so my time is limited to suffer fools any longer. I am patiently watching and waiting for that ship of fools to go down in flames.
Being able to be a part of the MeidasTouch community of like-minded people this past year has helped keep me sane. MTN has been my touchstone.🕊💙
I hired hundreds of people over the course of my career. I learned early on that the folks who were the loud mouths would often interview well but fail to deliver. They were all flash and lacked depth. They had tremendous confidence, even when they were wrong, which made them difficult to work with or manage. The best employees were the quiet, drama-free folks who often doubted themselves. With a little encouragement and support they produced orders of magnitude more than their loud counterparts. I view Biden and Trump through that lens with Trump being the loud mouth and Biden being the quiet one who delivers. Clearly this network and the people drawn to it appreciate those quiet people who just do the work with little or no drama. I wish more people would see that and place higher value on the Biden's of the world.
What many people failed to realize is Joe Biden is a work horse and Chump is a show pony. I think we all have had at least one person in our workplace who has made an art of looking very busy on the job, while doing nothing at all.
I hate that you're using a 'show pony' horse analogy for Chump. That's a huge insult to many beautiful, hard working and intelligent show horses. I'm very biased :). He's a grifter and a conman to an extraordinary degree. Bigger than anyone has ever seen :)
Well said Glenn. Too bad that people always go for the flash in the pan. It has something to do with the belief in "first impressions" being important, a concept that is highly over-rated IMHO. First impressions set you up for problems. Best to really look at the track record.
You can also say that about an employer. When I moved to Indianapolis in '92 because there was a hiring freeze in my area of Ohio, I was at the laundry mat and there was a little bakery across the parking lot. There was a "Now Hiring" sign (they were everywhere. It was like Christmas for job hunting). I was in my "laundry day clothes" and asked for an application, the owner walked out, took one look at me and said he didn't hire smokers. All of his other employees smoked. I didn't expect to meet the owner, but that first impression of me motivated me to prove him wrong.
I waited a week until I made my move. I got a very nice outfit, did my hair and makeup and walked back into that bakery. He was originally hiring a baker. By the time I left, an hour later when we the interview turned into a conversation like we were friends, I landed a management position. After I landed the job, I reminded him of the last time we met. And his face turned beet red. I also didn't leave without telling him to never judge a book by its cover.
Great comment! As one of those quiet, intellectual people, my senses have been assaulted by the loud, stupid/dumb people - the bullies who try to shout down us quiet people. I am 78 years old, so my time is limited to suffer fools any longer. I am patiently watching and waiting for that ship of fools to go down in flames.
Being able to be a part of the MeidasTouch community of like-minded people this past year has helped keep me sane. MTN has been my touchstone.🕊💙