06-14-2007, 10:50 PM
[quote author=Platzki link=topic=3775.msg57055#msg57055 date=1181845176]
[quote author=Riverwood link=topic=3775.msg57054#msg57054 date=1181844315]
That's the kicker, isn't it? Â Thinking he knows all & having no interest in listening to anyone else. Â I'm not saying management's every move should be dictated by it's members, but when you've got intelligent people telling you the same thing over & over again, a smart person learns to listen, otherwise those same mistakes are going to kick you in the ass time and time again!
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I had a boss once say to me... "The best way to run a business is to only hire people who are smarter than you, and listen to them."
THAT just about says it all.... [/quote]
Exactly! ...and this coming from an ex-stubborn, know-it-all (me) who finally figured out that there's very little I know for sure anymore!!
I worked for a guy once who was another perfect example. I only worked for him a couple hours in the morning, and then moved on to my regular job, so we got along pretty good, but it was well known that he was a pretty difficult guy. He went through office staff faster than most people change their underwear, and he could never understand why he couldn't get & keep any good help. His friends, myself included, would tell him, "well maybe it's you, maybe you're the problem?", but he just didn't see that at all! The last time I saw him he was still busy running off "lousy" office help! Sounds kind of familiar! LOL!
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[quote author=Riverwood link=topic=3775.msg57054#msg57054 date=1181844315]
That's the kicker, isn't it? Â Thinking he knows all & having no interest in listening to anyone else. Â I'm not saying management's every move should be dictated by it's members, but when you've got intelligent people telling you the same thing over & over again, a smart person learns to listen, otherwise those same mistakes are going to kick you in the ass time and time again!
:turkey2:
[/quote]
I had a boss once say to me... "The best way to run a business is to only hire people who are smarter than you, and listen to them."
THAT just about says it all.... [/quote]
Exactly! ...and this coming from an ex-stubborn, know-it-all (me) who finally figured out that there's very little I know for sure anymore!!
I worked for a guy once who was another perfect example. I only worked for him a couple hours in the morning, and then moved on to my regular job, so we got along pretty good, but it was well known that he was a pretty difficult guy. He went through office staff faster than most people change their underwear, and he could never understand why he couldn't get & keep any good help. His friends, myself included, would tell him, "well maybe it's you, maybe you're the problem?", but he just didn't see that at all! The last time I saw him he was still busy running off "lousy" office help! Sounds kind of familiar! LOL!
:turkey1: