When Barack Obama announced his candidacy for President of the United States, I personally, believed that he had little chance of winning and as I addressed in my book, “On the Shoulders of Greatness,” he wasn’t my original choice for President.
I was and continue to be a big supporter of Hillary Clinton because I believe she is a strong, extremely qualified and extraordinary woman. Her strengths and capabilities have been reflected on so many levels in both her personal life and in her political career.
However; as time passed, I came to realize the significance of voting for Barack Obama not only from a historical point of view but he appeared to be the right choice and the catalyst we needed to unite the country and both parties. …show more content…
However, I believe that early on, President Barack Obama made a series of errors in judgments in his cabinet choices and his picks for advisors and it nearly derailed his Presidency.
This included the financial advisers that he chose to assist him at the beginning of his term in key areas; e.g. the accountants and financial advisors, his choice to elect several of his close friends to his cabinet and the selection of Joe Biden as his Vice President.
First of all, when you are choosing advisers and I can say this because I’ve been a consultant for the last ten years, it’s important to keep them truly in an advisory role that doesn’t appear to over-lap into a decision making role. This is particularly important for areas where financial advisement is required. It’s like putting the fox in the hen house and we all knows what happens in that scenario.
Also, you should keep your work and friends separate even if you have a position that you believe can be performed well by a close friend, I believe that more often than not the choice to hire them will back fire on …show more content…
How can you have such intense feeling about a person’s lack of knowledge, experience and qualifications when it comes to the war and foreign policy and yet, set on the sideline and not feel that you are better suited and qualified for the job? Though I realize that this type of rhetoric is a part of politics, I also know it’s difficult to have such a critical position as the Vice President of the United States filled by someone who really feels that they are the best candidate for the lead job, in this case, the job of the President of the United States. I know because I’ve held positions where some of the people on my team were more knowledgeable in certain areas but it takes more than having knowledge to get the job done. You have to be able to provide the direction and strategies necessary to achieve the desired outcome rather than simply getting tasks
I was and continue to be a big supporter of Hillary Clinton because I believe she is a strong, extremely qualified and extraordinary woman. Her strengths and capabilities have been reflected on so many levels in both her personal life and in her political career.
However; as time passed, I came to realize the significance of voting for Barack Obama not only from a historical point of view but he appeared to be the right choice and the catalyst we needed to unite the country and both parties. …show more content…
However, I believe that early on, President Barack Obama made a series of errors in judgments in his cabinet choices and his picks for advisors and it nearly derailed his Presidency.
This included the financial advisers that he chose to assist him at the beginning of his term in key areas; e.g. the accountants and financial advisors, his choice to elect several of his close friends to his cabinet and the selection of Joe Biden as his Vice President.
First of all, when you are choosing advisers and I can say this because I’ve been a consultant for the last ten years, it’s important to keep them truly in an advisory role that doesn’t appear to over-lap into a decision making role. This is particularly important for areas where financial advisement is required. It’s like putting the fox in the hen house and we all knows what happens in that scenario.
Also, you should keep your work and friends separate even if you have a position that you believe can be performed well by a close friend, I believe that more often than not the choice to hire them will back fire on …show more content…
How can you have such intense feeling about a person’s lack of knowledge, experience and qualifications when it comes to the war and foreign policy and yet, set on the sideline and not feel that you are better suited and qualified for the job? Though I realize that this type of rhetoric is a part of politics, I also know it’s difficult to have such a critical position as the Vice President of the United States filled by someone who really feels that they are the best candidate for the lead job, in this case, the job of the President of the United States. I know because I’ve held positions where some of the people on my team were more knowledgeable in certain areas but it takes more than having knowledge to get the job done. You have to be able to provide the direction and strategies necessary to achieve the desired outcome rather than simply getting tasks