Big Red Car here. I guess you’re getting tired of hearing about the warm, sunny weather here in the ATX. It is July, ya’ll, and it is typical for these times. Today will be another beautiful day in paradise. On Earth as it is in Texas!
So The Boss is talking to one of his CEOs and the CEO says: “Hey, I’ve got a situation which calls for a bit of discipline. Any advice?”
Big Red Car here. Things are going swimmingly in the ATX. On Earth as it is in Texas, ya’ll!
So The Boss has been pontificating a bit on the character traits and skills of the successful CEO and today wanted me to ponder the issue of planning. Because planning, Old Sport, is an essential skill of successful CEOs. Thus sayeth the Big Red Car on this bright and sunny morning.
Big Red Car here. Been a nice run of warm, sunny and delightful convertible weather. OK, when the mercury flirts with 100F only mad dogs and Englishmen are out and about in that deadly sun but those cool mornings and those sultry evenings. Ahh, on Earth as it is in Texas.
So The Boss is thinking about what makes a CEO successful and I, the Big Red Car, have been eavesdropping on him just a bit. [Shhh, don’t tell The Boss what I have been doing. Haha, the devilish and scheming Big Red Car.] So let’s talk about learning from failure.
Big Red Car here. Nice sunny warm day here in the ATX. It is summer, Old Sport, and it is going to be a warm one.
So The Boss was visiting with one of his CEOs and they got to chatting about the hiring process from a mechanical perspective. The Boss loves nothing as well as a well defined and streamlined process and a process graphic.
At the end of the day, the hiring process is really a search or discovery function — finding the right person for the right job. It is most surely a process.
Big Red Car here. Bit cloudy yesterday but today promises to be clear and hot. Oh boy! Just the right weather for a bit of top down driving, eh?
So we have been chatting about the C Level Employment Agreement, breaking it down into its constituent parts and we’ve been chatting about compensation.
Big Red Car here on a decidedly drippy and wet Saturday morning. Ugh. Haha, Big Red Car, get your mind right, you say. This is late May when we get our beloved rains and our lakes fill up.
Alas, the Big Red Car is a very, very, very self-centered Big Red Car and thinks only about those handful of days in which he cannot run wild with his top down and his hair on fire. Ahhh, it is great to be a Big Red Car.
Big Red Car here. Turning out to be a great day here in the ATX. Sorry to be always bragging but, Hell, it’s true. And, you know it, right?
So The Boss gets a phone call from one of his CEO clients — the fellow is feeling a bit of pressure and declares himself to be a bit frazzled. WTF — frazzled?
Big Red Car here. Cool night and The Boss is up early this morning. He loves a Saturday morning. Pancakes and bacon, perhaps? Bit of fresh 10W30, please pass the clean air filter? Haha, Big Red Car, you crack yourself up.
So The Boss was musing about the “tapestry of business” — all the individual threads that must be woven together to make a coherent whole. It is a structural notion that requires a strong core, a stout wearing surface and a lovely pattern. It has to be strong, wear well and turn a pretty face to the public. Most importantly, it has to be real and authentic.
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