The Rules For Future Rulers
Stop being nice. Don't believe the hype. Every day I see more kindness propaganda, destroying our future captains of industry.
Smile...buy cookies...hold doors...pick up the check.
BBBAAAaaaah...humbug!!!!
I can't take anymore of this beta male, feminized on-the-rag talk.
You don't get to the top kissing babies, you get there by eating the young!
I treat all people with respect and dignity, but our "modern" society's constant insistence on negating the value of the Type-A, alpha male personality IS THE ULTIMATE flush down our current sewage destined spiral.
This weekend's Journal op-ed by Jonah Lehrer is another great example of letting tampon thinking sail your ship.
In this self important piece of drivel the author presumes to deny the genious of Niccolo Machiavelli with tales of pizza parties and MONKEYS?! Say it ain't so, Shoeless Joe!!!!!
ASSuming that kindness gets people to the top and power then corrupts and knocks them off the pedestal, the author backs his argument with inadvertent humor:
There is something deeply uplifting about this research. It's reassuring to think that the surest way to accumulate power is to do unto others as you would have them do unto you. In recent years, this theme has even been extended to non-human primates, such as chimpanzees. Frans de Waal, a primatologist at Emory University, has observed that the size and strength of male chimps is an extremely poor predictor of which animals will dominate the troop. Instead, the ability to forge social connections and engage in "diplomacy" is often much more important.
We need to be men. Leaders, not followers. Not an estrogenized after school special, espousing the values of sweetness and kindness to constantly point the way. The biggest, strongest monkeys kick the pureed bananas out of the friendly little chimps bellies and crushes all the chimpettes. They don't sit around braiding each other's hair and getting their periods at the same time.
Read THIS if the truth is what you seek.
Memorize, practice, adopt...rinse/repeat and wash out the friggin' competition.
The disconnect between power and kindness is undeniable and it shouldn't be any other way. The phrase, "it is lonely at the top" is not the least bit facetious. It is a verbatim reality, the ultimate price.
There is no doubt that friendliness and humility are good traits to acquire, especially for business. Nobody is going to tolerate a bullpen monkey, swinging from the ceilings and typing with his toes...
But there is life beyond the entry level, my friends.
Remember the best 7 friends you will ever have:
wrath, greed, pride, lust, envy, gluttany and sloth.
Never, ever let somebody fool you into believing that Poodles can compete with Pit Bulls. Never confuse what it takes to get in and what it takes to run the show.
Love thy neighbor...but crush his house and eat his young if he stands in your way.
Dude - what is this? Is this supposed to be entertaining? Thought provoking?
One man's point of view. Feel free to feel about it how you choose.
wow...
I like it
Interesting opinion Midas. Although I wonder why would you take the time to enlighten me if I'm just competition to you?
Boys have a penis. Girls have a vagina.
heeth speaketh theeth trutheth
I think we all could use a little Mike Tyson - "I want to eat his children" - gets good around the 1:00 mark :
IlliniProgrammers Five Simple Rules for Leadership:
Rule #1: Don't piss off people who might be smarter than you by telling them how to do their job (Type B) Rule #2: Lead by example. That way, lazy people are embarassed into working more. (Type B) Rule #3: Listen as much as you can to your team, but at the end of the day, take responsibility for decisions you make for the team. (Type A) Rule #4: Your team is ALWAYS the place to be. I don't care if it's WWIII and missiles are heading for New York City- "It's great working here guys- if we're blasted to smithereens, that sure beats dying of radiation sickness across the river!" (I can joke, but I'm still serious about this one.) (Type A) Rule #5: Make sure your followers know you're looking out for the team. (Type B)
Be a Type A in the places that matter, but everyone likes to work for people who lead by example and give people autonomy when they hand out accountability.
1) If you are in charge, it IS your job to tell them how to do theirs. Intelligence is EXTREMELY subjective, the worker bee needs the queen, the hive is hers. Let the world beware.
2) Agreed, but with a caveat. Lazy people can only be shamed to an extent. If one need be constantly disciplined by his peers, he is a liability. Off with his head.
3) Correct.
4) Excellent.
5) I'll acquiesce to this one. Though I would replace "know" with "feel".
-Money -Ranks/Their own office/other political but intangible ways. -Autonomy. (Free for good employees if you're willing to be just a little hands-off)
Autonomy is pretty cheap if it's working well. To take that away from someone when it's otherwise working well without a very, very good explanation is, IMHO, incredibly arrogant.
I hate throwing people under the bus and try to never do it. My one exception is when someone comes along and tells me or someone else I work with that we MUST do things via method Y instead of method X (which they've been doing successfully for years), and method Y then breaks. When that happens, you've got to do something to protect the people who are competent and ultimately get them back the respect from the firm that they deserve (and hopefully more of it.) And if that means telling your MD or even the front office that things broke because of method Y, and it makes sense to go back to method X which the firm has been using for years, it's probably the best choice in the midst of a bunch of bad options.
If you tell someone to change how they do their job, you'd BETTER have a good reason for doing it, you'd BETTER share the explanation with the employee, and you'd BETTER be willing to take responsibility when that decision turns out terribly wrong.
In the end, unless something is broken- or you can see how it could be 10x better- and get your employees to see it, too- it's usually best to let things go or at least make changes very gradually. Again, it's about respect.
I agree. If someone can't be shamed into working, it says something about their work ethic and their character. However, this works for about 95% of the population who can get a job at a BB. Fair enough, Machiavelli. :D It's easier to try and be as straightforward as possible, though. Yes, there's some things a manager can't say (like commenting on the intelligence/foolishness of higher-up management decisions), but the truth is always an easy sell.wait, don't these contradict each other?
1) Stop being nice. 2) Smile...buy cookies...hold doors...pick up the check
op is retarded.
ditto...
Aren't people in NYC like this anyway, whether they work in finance or not?
Well, FWIW, Midas is at least creating a daily blog post. If you have better ideas on leadership, please post them.
Not sure what his/her background is, but I have a feeling he/she might be out of undergrad.
LMAO...I sense the Sith in you Young Jedi...feeeeeel your haaaaate.
Enjoy your comments btw.
The magoo method: Jack off on paper and what ever comes post on wso.
Nothing odd about liking Rand. Here and Locke are actually cut from the same cloth. Just natural for a victim to be a bit more passionate about his/her felt form of abuse.
I think I can handle "Rockefeller Republican" though I wager you're more of a fan of John D. then you let on.
Your ABC argument is right on. Way too much instant gratification. Everybody's a superstar in an up market. Those who perform consistently should be rewarded with loyalty. The queen needs the workers too.
On a side note, my mechanic's from the Carbondale area. Lot of healthy thought coming from that area.
I believe the benevolent leader wins out. I don't think a "benevolent leader" is beta at all, I think any type of leader is type A. Type A's are inherently perfectionists, as they always strive to be the best or at least better than everyone else. I believe a benevolent leader is the most effective leader, making it the ideal type. I don't believe being uncaring of those under you is smart or advantageous to your goals. If the people under you get too fed up they will revolt or just not listen to you, making you ineffective.
Leadership is a lot more than being a type A+. You have to understand the people you lead and be able to motivate them accordingly to further your or your organizations objectives. If you don't you will not succeed and you will lose your position.
I liked your post Midas.
This sounds like a terrible life of competition and dick measuring.
Thanks OP. This is how I roll
Yeah, I agree with the OP. Men have been substantially pussified.
To everyone who complains about the OP's posts, simply ignore them. This site is about content and I would rather read an interesting opinion piece than the never ending drone of drug test and is this a semi target question.
FWIW, I remember once reading that a collaborative style is more appropriate while facing moderate challenges, while a more authoritative style is better suited for situations which are very favorable or where you have a clear advantage, or in difficult situations where you are at a clear disadvantage.
In other words, it depends.
As for being pussyfied, I agree with that, but you can still be a man while being a type B personality. Pussyfication bears no link to the type A or B discussion.
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