{"id":10617,"date":"2017-11-20T15:24:20","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T22:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theasoe.com\/blog\/?p=10617"},"modified":"2017-11-20T15:24:20","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T22:24:20","slug":"ceos-are-watching-tv-for-biz-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasoe.com\/blog\/?p=10617","title":{"rendered":"CEOs are watching TV for biz answers?"},"content":{"rendered":"

About a month ago (we’re a little behind) there was an article in the Wall St. Journal about business owners and CEOs watching certain television shows, as having something useful to say about the running of a company.<\/p>\n

I didn’t know whether to be horrified or gratified that some show runners would even put a business friendly message in their shows. But, here are the useful rules:<\/p>\n

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  1. Brooklyn 99: A gay black captain is revered by his troops, and clearly, there’s no one management style that works for all, and a leader should provide constructive criticism.<\/li>\n
  2. The Americans: Defend your company against all levels of hackers, human beings are nearly always the weak link in your plans.<\/li>\n
  3. Project Runway: Reminds of the restraints on the creative process, lead character gives excellent, contructive feedback. Don’t impose solutions, just suggest as in “how would it be if……”<\/li>\n
  4. The Good Fight: Learn to become a good team player if there isn’t an opportunity to lead the team. Look for deposed managers to add to teams.<\/li>\n
  5. Orange Is the New Black: If your management isn’t into making changes look for ways that you can make changes that don’t require their approval.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Not said is how perceptive and awake one has to be to get the messages…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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