Washington Monthly/Political Animal: OUR CEO PRESIDENT....

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2004_05/003829.php

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Bush styles himself a "CEO president," but the world is full to bursting with CEOs who have goals they would dearly love to attain but who lack either the skill or the fortitude to make them happen. They assign tasks to subordinates without making sure the subordinates are capable of doing them — but then consider the job done anyway because they've "delegated" it. They insist they want a realistic plan, but they're unwilling to do the hard work of creating one — all those market research reports are just a bunch of ivory tower nonsense anyway. They work hard — but only on subjects in their comfort zone. If they like dealing with people they can't bring themselves to read all those tedious analyst's reports, and if they like numbers they can't bring themselves to spend time chattering with distributors about their latest prospect.

And most important of all, weak CEOs are unwilling to recognize bad news and perform unpleasant tasks to fix it — tasks like like confronting poorly performing subordinates or firing people. Good CEOs suck in their guts and do it anyway.

George Bush is, fundamentally, a mediocre CEO, the kind of insulated leader who's convinced that his instincts are all he needs. Unfortunately, like many failed CEOs before him, he's about to learn that being sure you're right isn't the same thing as actually being right.

So sure: George Bush is genuinely committed to winning in Iraq. He just doesn't know how to do it and doesn't have the skills, experience, or personality to look beyond his own instincts in order to figure it out. America is about to pay a heavy price for that.

Bold emphasis is mine

...he could bring down a lot of others with him. In this case we're talking the whole economic engine of the United States of America.

... is because his daddy bought it for him. $hrub was and is a ne'er-do-well that has survived by the good graces of those that sought his daddy's favors. A gentleman's "C" my ass. And furthermore, every business enterprise that $hrub had his hands in failed. And no, I do not count the Texas Rangers. $hrub owned AT MOST 3% of the Rangers. He was billed as "the owner" by the other members of the syndicate (friends of his fathers).

was impressive.

Hell, doesn't everyone have an MBA?

Now, if he had a PhD in Nuclear Physics, I'd be impressed!

as discussed in a thread in the lounge, "mediocre" means average, so-so. nothing worse.

shrub is not an average or so-so ceo. he is a TERRIBLE ceo.

There, i've said it.

The only times I've know anyone as incompetent as him to last in the business world is when he's being protected by cronies.

As CEO, that protection usually didn't last long once cronies figured out that the incompetent would take them down with him.

n/t

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