experience – The Musings of the Big Red Car https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com 53 years and 204,000 miles of business, CEO, leadership, startup, political, military wisdom Thu, 29 Jun 2023 21:56:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.11 CEO Shoptalk: HIRING >>> Hard Skills, Soft Skills, Experience, Common Sense, Character https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/ceo-shoptalk-hiring-hard-skills-soft-skills-experience-common-sense-character/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ceo-shoptalk-hiring-hard-skills-soft-skills-experience-common-sense-character Thu, 29 Jun 2023 21:56:17 +0000 https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=11208 Not long ago I was discussing the hiring practices of a mature company I had first met as a startup when I advised its CEO. Early in their existence they had used a decent headhunter, but when they brought it in house, they stubbed their toes over process. The company has since successfully exited and […]

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]]> Experience v Logic — Who Wins? https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/experience-v-logic-who-wins/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=experience-v-logic-who-wins Sun, 27 Oct 2019 16:11:57 +0000 https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=8328 I have a former client — full disclosure he is one of two clients I have ever fired. I fired him because he was not diligent in keeping our appointments. He paid well. He was always apologetic. He always had an excuse. He was and is a very good CEO, the kind you enjoy working […]

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]]> Experience, Addressable Experience https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/experience-addressable-experience/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=experience-addressable-experience Thu, 17 May 2018 15:38:53 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=6442 What is addressable experience? Big Red Car? Big Red Car here on another glorious Thursday in the ATX in which the sun shines, the breeze blows, and life flourishes. On Earth as it is in Texas, y’all. So, I’m visiting with a gray haired eminence former CEO who is an old pal. We get on […]

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]]> Situational Awareness https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/situational-awareness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=situational-awareness https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/situational-awareness/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2015 14:27:40 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=3968 Big Red Car here. It is 34F here today and it is only going to get to 50F by afternoon. What’s going on, Mother Nature? Luckily it will be 70F on Saturday and Sunday. So The Boss got a lot of feedback on his post on the notion of renting or buying experience. Experience — […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/situational-awareness/feed/ 5 Experience — Rent It Or Buy It? https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/experience-rent-it-or-buy-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=experience-rent-it-or-buy-it https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/experience-rent-it-or-buy-it/#comments Sun, 01 Feb 2015 13:20:10 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=3959 Big Red Car here. Been a little chilly and rainy in the ATX. Phooey! Will be 70F today but cloudy. Tonight it gets into the 30’s. So The Boss is talking to a couple of his brilliant CEOs and they get on the subject of “experience.” Experience Boss says experience figures into running a company, […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/experience-rent-it-or-buy-it/feed/ 10 In Search of Wisdom https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/in-search-of-wisdom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-search-of-wisdom https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/in-search-of-wisdom/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2014 16:08:14 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=3302 Big Red Car here.  Glorious day in the ATX. Whither wisdom? Wisdom is the exercise of good judgment on a consistent basis. Good judgment is the result of experience. Experience is the result of bad judgment. You can rent experience. The other day The Boss is talking to a particularly brilliant young entrepreneur.  An MIT […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/in-search-of-wisdom/feed/ 2 CEO Coaching — Experience https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/ceo-coaching-experience/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ceo-coaching-experience https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/ceo-coaching-experience/#comments Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:19:38 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=2874 Big Red Car here.  Well we had a great Christmas in the ATX.  Wow, the Investment Banker and the Perfect Daughter are here and the parental units had been skiing in the ‘Boat and just made it back in time to get the tree decorated.  Much fun and much love.  Ahh, On Earth As It […]

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]]> https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/ceo-coaching-experience/feed/ 4 The Power of Experience — Your Generation Did NOT Invent Sex https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-power-of-experience-your-generation-did-not-invent-sex/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-power-of-experience-your-generation-did-not-invent-sex https://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/the-power-of-experience-your-generation-did-not-invent-sex/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 17:28:25 +0000 http://themusingsofthebigredcar.com/?p=657 Big Red Car here.  The Boss is back in town and he is back to business full steam ahead.  It is nice to see him so busy as he has been at the beach, in the mountains on the East coast and skiing for Christmas.  The last three months, he has been out of town […]

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