tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post6404600727699164343..comments2024-03-28T23:36:14.807-04:00Comments on Eaton Rapids Joe: The Shrewd King 9.4: Still cutting hay...Eaton Rapids Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-5791442794059230792019-09-19T21:40:35.423-04:002019-09-19T21:40:35.423-04:00It is cliche that family businesses go from shirt-...It is cliche that family businesses go from shirt-sleeves, to three-piece-suits, to shirt-sleeves in three generations.<br /><br />The founder creates processes and good-will. The second generation goes through the motions and reaps the benefits. The third generation dissipates the remaining wealth on nose-candy, babes and partying.<br /><br />Not every family business. Just enough to make it cliche.<br /><br />George True (above) does a great job outlining the dynamics how the Blastic's of the world create faux data to validate their decisions.Eaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-49463517914325629142019-09-19T21:37:29.863-04:002019-09-19T21:37:29.863-04:00People like that is why I left corporate America. ...People like that is why I left corporate America. Managers motivate with their authority, leaders motivate with inspiration.FredLewershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221076803807309775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-63142692127612755592019-09-19T13:20:16.865-04:002019-09-19T13:20:16.865-04:00Guys (and gals) like this are classified as Cluste...Guys (and gals) like this are classified as Cluster B disorders. Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, and Histrionic Personality Disorder are the main ones in The Cluster B category. Blastic is textbook Cluster B. So is Kim Jong-Un. Many Cluster B's are women.<br /><br />We all know people who are Cluster B's, although we may or may not be consciously aware of it. The field of politics attracts Cluster B's like bees to honey. Where else can you pull down a multiple six-figure income with generous benefits, perks, and pension without ever having to do any actual work?<br /><br />Although shrewd and cunning, Cluster B's are usually not half as smart as they think they are. Virtually all of their problems are self-created. At the same time, nothing is ever their fault - when their behavior causes the inevitable problems, it is always someone else's fault, because in their mind they are never wrong. At the same time that they are actively and willfully victimizing others, in their mind, they are the poor, misunderstood, downtrodden victims. <br /><br />A Cluster B is like the Terminator. He (or she) does not feel pity or remorse, he (or she) cannot be reasoned with, and he (or she) will never, ever stop. George Truehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17352709031834067303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-49149226393389584362019-09-19T10:55:15.656-04:002019-09-19T10:55:15.656-04:00I always surprises me when guys like Denny make it...I always surprises me when guys like Denny make it to the top. Maybe being an a$$hole and having more staying power is what it takes to succeed sometimes but it doesn't seem worth it. Those same guys think everything is A-ok and that everyone loves them.RDBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10255604845196905705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-16772794953492066422019-09-19T09:31:46.216-04:002019-09-19T09:31:46.216-04:00I worked for a guy remarkably similar to Denny. I...I worked for a guy remarkably similar to Denny. I always marveled at the fact that he had risen to such a high level of power and authority whilst operating with his head up his nether region. Ended up quitting that job and moving because of him. Sometimes you just have to stop fighting and retreat and re-group. Two years later his "kingdom" has begun to disintegrate. Justice.DaveShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01688116113875695262noreply@blogger.com