tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post2302629727492812207..comments2024-03-18T22:21:01.033-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: Real or fake? Does it matter?Grimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-54894817468951119442013-01-30T09:45:13.309-05:002013-01-30T09:45:13.309-05:00Thanks, Tex!Thanks, Tex!David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-34968031326261247782013-01-29T10:10:31.445-05:002013-01-29T10:10:31.445-05:00Hi, David, it's nice to see you here. I see y...Hi, David, it's nice to see you here. I see you often on other sites.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-11789194077089503022013-01-29T08:09:31.689-05:002013-01-29T08:09:31.689-05:00"“1.43 million cables come to my office” – an..."“1.43 million cables come to my office” – and she can’t be expected to see all of them, or any."<br /><br />The fact that she would even use such an excuse demonstrates that she completely fails to understand the nature of executive management...and the fact that so many commentators have accepted it demonstrates that THEY completely fail to understand the nature of executive management.<br /><br />The executive is not only responsible for the things he or she directly sees, but for establishing an information and decision-flow architecture to ensure that the right things are seen and acted upon by the right people at the right time.<br /><br />This is far, far beyond the ken of people like Hillary and Obama, who are basically not executives at all but simply overweening "individual contributors."David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-84719379723123600112013-01-28T22:40:11.601-05:002013-01-28T22:40:11.601-05:00I have grown very discouraged on these matters. I...I have grown very discouraged on these matters. It seems that just anything might be said by a Democrat in power and no one blinks, so long as they answer questions with words. The phrase "where is the outrage?" seems quaint now since the Clintons appeared on the scene 20 years ago.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-69410622387836065722013-01-28T18:27:53.054-05:002013-01-28T18:27:53.054-05:00I agree. I don't know if I'd say he alway...I agree. I don't know if I'd say he always does it, but he did beat around the bush on the first half of this one.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-69090069655825209812013-01-28T13:49:58.970-05:002013-01-28T13:49:58.970-05:00Rhetorically, Steyn's only problem is putting ...Rhetorically, Steyn's only problem is putting his real point about halfway down his articles. He's a great writer and a tremendously insightful man, but I wonder how much more of an impact he would have if he didn't assume his readers had an attention span.<br /><br />Of course, I have the same flaw (and without the positive qualities that accompany it in his case). It's why I recognize it. Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.com