In my experience, big picture people usually suck at splitting a job up into individual tasks with achievable milestones. That’s what guys like me are for, but the bosses have to trust the experience and judgement of the people who make the rubber meet the road. An achievable schedule needs to be attached to any bright idea to build and maintain support from interested parties. It also helps the downstream people, think that press spokesperson, who can use each completed milestone to provide information to the masses.
We have a plenty of big thinkers in the public square, but few folks who have made things. With the Trump administration, we have a higher percentage of people who can, and have, built things. But the big guy at the top has not emphasized those traits that made him a real estate mogul. And his big-thinking underlings have little clue how important an achievable milestone is. All we little people care about is seeing something get done with our own eyes. Promises are not only irrelevant, but when delayed or broken can be demoralizing. That’s what Trump should be considering, and he should shape our expectations accordingly.
All that said, I’d sure like to see a 6:00am perp walk or two, just for the fun and excitement…
---All we little people care about is seeing something get done with our own eyes. Promises are not only irrelevant, but when delayed or broke can be demoralizing. That’s what Trump should be considering, and he should shape our expectations accordingly.---
And that's where the Sixpacks are right now. Promises Made - Promises (kinda-sort-kinda-not) Kept = demoralized frustration = end of support.
--All that said, I’d sure like to see a 6:00am perp walk or two, just for the fun and excitement…--
To quote that loquacious media philosopher, Brian Marcus Aurelius: Ditto
To be charitable (not my normal posture), three big reasons for the unrest are Trump's hyperbole regarding timelines, citizens' quests for instant gratification, and people's diminished attention spans. Given how many varmints remain in the bowels of government, I remain skeptical.
With a governor on Frustration, that hyperbole can bring increased awareness of the attention-challenged Sixpacks. Like the story of wacking the mule with a 2X4 - "now that I have your attention...". That new awareness could go far in generating participation in or creation of worthwhile groups of resistance and change.
Like some religions, we are not - and have no intentions of being - in a place where positive recognition is criticized or rejected merely for grammatical imperfections.
Well, this six-pack is waiting patiently. I am okay with the bones we have been thrown so far. Good things come to those who wait. I'd rather they get all their ducks in a row to prosecute some of these people. What we don't need is sloppy document reviews and then being embarrassed because we lost the case due to our negligence.
President Trump has accomplished quite a lot in his short time in office. Wall, Illegals, pipeline, working with Ukraine, putting together an A++ team, especially his press secretary and many others. Sure we all want to see the perp walk. That walk of shame will be so rewarding to us. “The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” "To lose patience is to lose the battle.” Just my 2 cents.
Agreed - after the typical long slog to get a case heard then getting booted from the courtroom for Sloppiness In Filing is demoralizing - and a firing offense!
“The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” - Great quote! Who said that??? Now I know why I usually lost at chess. And dating...
Brian is right. People are tired of rules for me and none for thee. It gets old.
Frank's comment is spot-on. If you want to succeed at something big, you, the leader, need to put together a team. My Dad did this successfully at Marion Laboratories in Kansas City in the 1980s. The stock went from $1/share to the moon. Sales went to a billion bucks a year.
Dad, the Chairman, had five executives, each of whom ran a department:
Sales
R & D (getting new drugs approved by the FDA)
Human Resources
Running the production plant (pills and packaging)
Finance
Dad called his group "The Six Pack."
Dad, as Chairman, stated the goals. These were simple goals, such as lining up a new product, getting it approved, selling it, producing it, and shipping it.
The important part was feedback. The Six Pack would meet regularly to see if they were meeting their individual goals. If not, find out why not. Strategies might have to be changed.
Trump is not a team player. He's a loner in real estate. I don't think he knows how to run a team like my Dad did.
A-HA! So there was a Sixpack family (of sorts!) - and here I thought I was clever! Kudos to your Dad.
Right about Trump. Self-reliance can be big business boom. Politics, not so much. Hopefully, Trump 1.0 and Musk's organizational entrepreneurship is teaching him how to delegate.
In my experience, big picture people usually suck at splitting a job up into individual tasks with achievable milestones. That’s what guys like me are for, but the bosses have to trust the experience and judgement of the people who make the rubber meet the road. An achievable schedule needs to be attached to any bright idea to build and maintain support from interested parties. It also helps the downstream people, think that press spokesperson, who can use each completed milestone to provide information to the masses.
We have a plenty of big thinkers in the public square, but few folks who have made things. With the Trump administration, we have a higher percentage of people who can, and have, built things. But the big guy at the top has not emphasized those traits that made him a real estate mogul. And his big-thinking underlings have little clue how important an achievable milestone is. All we little people care about is seeing something get done with our own eyes. Promises are not only irrelevant, but when delayed or broken can be demoralizing. That’s what Trump should be considering, and he should shape our expectations accordingly.
All that said, I’d sure like to see a 6:00am perp walk or two, just for the fun and excitement…
Hold your calls! I think we have a winner!
Spot-on analysis.
---All we little people care about is seeing something get done with our own eyes. Promises are not only irrelevant, but when delayed or broke can be demoralizing. That’s what Trump should be considering, and he should shape our expectations accordingly.---
And that's where the Sixpacks are right now. Promises Made - Promises (kinda-sort-kinda-not) Kept = demoralized frustration = end of support.
--All that said, I’d sure like to see a 6:00am perp walk or two, just for the fun and excitement…--
To quote that loquacious media philosopher, Brian Marcus Aurelius: Ditto
To be charitable (not my normal posture), three big reasons for the unrest are Trump's hyperbole regarding timelines, citizens' quests for instant gratification, and people's diminished attention spans. Given how many varmints remain in the bowels of government, I remain skeptical.
With a governor on Frustration, that hyperbole can bring increased awareness of the attention-challenged Sixpacks. Like the story of wacking the mule with a 2X4 - "now that I have your attention...". That new awareness could go far in generating participation in or creation of worthwhile groups of resistance and change.
> Washington, DC, is an orchard of low-hanging fruits.
If I may mix picking metaphors, that quote is the pick of the litter.
Like some religions, we are not - and have no intentions of being - in a place where positive recognition is criticized or rejected merely for grammatical imperfections.
Well, this six-pack is waiting patiently. I am okay with the bones we have been thrown so far. Good things come to those who wait. I'd rather they get all their ducks in a row to prosecute some of these people. What we don't need is sloppy document reviews and then being embarrassed because we lost the case due to our negligence.
President Trump has accomplished quite a lot in his short time in office. Wall, Illegals, pipeline, working with Ukraine, putting together an A++ team, especially his press secretary and many others. Sure we all want to see the perp walk. That walk of shame will be so rewarding to us. “The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” "To lose patience is to lose the battle.” Just my 2 cents.
Agreed - after the typical long slog to get a case heard then getting booted from the courtroom for Sloppiness In Filing is demoralizing - and a firing offense!
“The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” - Great quote! Who said that??? Now I know why I usually lost at chess. And dating...
Leo Tolstoy said it. Wise man.
Pam Bondi should tell the public what the Child Abduction and Serial Killer Unit FBI document has to do with Vince Foster. https://www.fbicover-up.com/vince-foster-document.html
Great idea - altho I suspect anything Foster would be approachable in, say, November (year unavailable!)
Thanks for the caffine.
Hope all is still Amazing, Turley!
I'd bet the Trump White House would welcome your Amazing Self at the Easter fest...
Brian is right. People are tired of rules for me and none for thee. It gets old.
Frank's comment is spot-on. If you want to succeed at something big, you, the leader, need to put together a team. My Dad did this successfully at Marion Laboratories in Kansas City in the 1980s. The stock went from $1/share to the moon. Sales went to a billion bucks a year.
Dad, the Chairman, had five executives, each of whom ran a department:
Sales
R & D (getting new drugs approved by the FDA)
Human Resources
Running the production plant (pills and packaging)
Finance
Dad called his group "The Six Pack."
Dad, as Chairman, stated the goals. These were simple goals, such as lining up a new product, getting it approved, selling it, producing it, and shipping it.
The important part was feedback. The Six Pack would meet regularly to see if they were meeting their individual goals. If not, find out why not. Strategies might have to be changed.
Trump is not a team player. He's a loner in real estate. I don't think he knows how to run a team like my Dad did.
That's the problem.
A-HA! So there was a Sixpack family (of sorts!) - and here I thought I was clever! Kudos to your Dad.
Right about Trump. Self-reliance can be big business boom. Politics, not so much. Hopefully, Trump 1.0 and Musk's organizational entrepreneurship is teaching him how to delegate.