Posted on Mar 23, 2022
Common personality types of executives and how best to work with them
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Those are good thoughts to ponder as one builds their career. Personally, as long as the upline is consistent I can work with that. I will deal with a total buttcrust much more comfortably than some mercurial unknown.
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You have that right. The worst person I worked for was all over the place, you never knew what she wanted. Sometimes I wonder if she knew herself.
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One of the best exec phase descriptor progressions I’ve heard =
Phase 1 - Need a “dreamer” to start a company
Phase 2 - Then a “son-of-a-bitch” to fix it
Phase 3 - And finally an “administrator” to run it
Worked @ a Phase 1 SV startup that was acquired by a Fortune 100 Behemoth. The new owners neglected to apply Phase 2 and installed a Phase 3 management team. The ensuing circus was effectively covered (up) by an NDA.
Phase 1 - Need a “dreamer” to start a company
Phase 2 - Then a “son-of-a-bitch” to fix it
Phase 3 - And finally an “administrator” to run it
Worked @ a Phase 1 SV startup that was acquired by a Fortune 100 Behemoth. The new owners neglected to apply Phase 2 and installed a Phase 3 management team. The ensuing circus was effectively covered (up) by an NDA.
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I seem to remember the “5 Phases of a Project” when I worked at PennDOT:
1) Enthusiasm
2) Disillusionment
3) Panic
4) Punishment of the innocent
5) Praise and honor for the nonparticipants
1) Enthusiasm
2) Disillusionment
3) Panic
4) Punishment of the innocent
5) Praise and honor for the nonparticipants
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SFC (Join to see) - Pretty accurate list. Worked for a Phase 2 VP @ a EEPROM Fab. During a project meeting he started to conduct oral surgery (without anesthesia) on an engineer. After a few minutes I opened my stainless and handed it to the VP with the suggestion that it would facilitate pulling molars. Long story short, he fixed the FAB which was fortunately followed by a Phase 3 management approach.
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CPT (Join to see) - Reminds me of something my dear friend Dave Elmer would do, he was a Marine. He died a number of years ago but there are no regrets, he lived his life to the fullest.
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