What everyone fails to realize is only certain people possess the necessary levels of advanced educational and leadership skills to manage a large company. Upper executive management and government leadership is an exclusive part of society only available to a limited group. The sooner most realize on this board that they will never regretfully be part of this realm of society; the quicker they will realize that life for the most part is good. Let those with the necessary connections, education, and critical thinking abilities make the big decisions for this company and country. Play your role and be happy.
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The crazy thing is that many of the people that get to the top of these companies actually believe this BS.
The reality is that it takes a special kind of narcissist to get to the SVP level at a company like Cisco. To these narcissists, everyone around them is a step which they use to climb the corporate ladder. They typically are less knowledgeable than the employees working directly with customers but are willing to get rid of those knowledgeable people if it means they get a bonus or promotion. They basically sell their soul to the major shareholders.
Huawei, lol. We have a hard enough time with security, don’t make me laugh.
Cisco's business model is based on "necessary connections"
We have prevented many foreign network equipment companies from selling in our most profitable markets. Those government "connections" have enabled our cash cow. What would happen if we had to compete against Huawei in the United States or United Kingdom? Imagine if Toyota was prevented from selling cars in the United States.
Managing versus Leadership, one of many lessons compliments The Ft. Benning School for Boys.
I can only count 1 or 2 executives that I felt were true "leaders" (ie know how to manage people, manage the company, and have people like and respect them at the same time). It's a very rare gift.
Amen, these id--ts like to call themselves “leaders” but they are delusional narcissists.
I think this post was just a troll to get your reactions. I would ignore it
Education (MBA, etc) doesn't play a part....that's a myth. "Leading people" is a skill that is very hard to teach. Unfortunately, most executives don't have that skill......they just know how to bully people/clients into doing what they want. Basically a conman (or woman). In my 35+ years of business, I can only count 1 or 2 executives that I felt were true "leaders" (ie know how to manage people, manage the company, and have people like and respect them at the same time). It's a very rare gift. The original poster obviously falls into the "con" category.
Great news. The french-fry cook just quit; thus I was just promoted to shift manager. Would you like fries with that that sandwich?
Let those with the necessary connections, education, and critical thinking abilities make the big decisions for this company and country.
I don't agree with the "necessary connections" being what it takes to guide a large corporation, state or federal government. Education, experience and critical thinking abilities are what it takes. If our leadership had that, I would play my role and be happy.
But these id10ts who have connections, education that doesn't relate to what they're doing, and no critical thinking abilities are running what was once a great company out of business.
I worked for a small company, less than 1000 employees, that was great at what it did. Then some person, or persons, came along with connections to venture capitalists and convinced the company owner to sell out and go public saying he'd make a ki----g because his company was so successful. They sold off the profitable parts thinking they could take the part they kept and sell their "service" as a business-to-business (B2B) service and really make a profit because they wouldn't need the workers to do manual work and just pay programers to write software. It failed miserably and these "leaders" fired the project management team, then the sales team, and lastly the development team. Within 15 months of going IPO, the company of 1000 employees was down to 4 executives and one executive secretary renting office space in a multi-business office space drawing executive salaries for 9 months doing nothing until the company ran out of money.
In some sense, I do actually agree that it is a different skillset and I have known those who excelled at it. To a person, they were largely egomaniacal, though with a personal sense of clarity. Like a bull shark. On the other hand - we all attain the rank or position at which we individually decide that "this" is enough for our own family's need and security. Past that it is about the joy of creation and oftentimes ego.
Yet very, very often it seems to be about the gaps that must be filled in that particular person. It is not a homogenous solution, but a personal one.
Doesn't ever hurt to keep all the sweet deals at the top, though. Right?
I mean... because you can.
This sounds like the the first chapter of Elitism 101. Hard work and intelligence (all types) should trump access to an exclusive society. If there are barriers preventing such a system , a company or their leadership should strive to remove them.
Our executives don't have critical thinking abilities, education, or connections. Most are glorified used car salesmen that surround themselves with yes-men.
STFU! LOL.