Best & Worst Managers of 2004
BusinessWeek's latest cover article rounds out last years top managers -- the best and worst of the pack. It's a light, entertaining read. No, I'm not kidding you -- a business article with appeal. The article provides a brief on those that made their lists -- and provides reasons for why they made it. The heads of some well known companies made the list: GE, PepsiCo, AMD, Dreamworks SKG, Home Depot, and more. That was nice. Reading about their accomplishments could be a little bit inspiring too -- although some of them had a little bit of help from general industry trends, great people working for them and a dash of luck. These people aren't necessarily geniuses -- although with their salaries, you'd think they were saviours.
The best however, is the trashing the worst got. Topping the list: Donald Rumsfled -- for being a moron, mostly -- he was worse things as well. Not only did he not listen to the advice being given to him by his staff, but after he screwed up, he continued to screw up. To make it better, he was then handed his job all over again. If the intelligence fairy sprinkled some Baghdad dust on Bush, he would have seen the light and kicked Rumseld's ass out of his cabinet. No wonder Powell quit. They army was being run by a moron ... but I repeat myself. Others that took a whipping from BusinessWeek were Michael Eisner of Disney -- the big rat that didn't know when to just quit; Gary Bettman -- for not fixing the NHL salary problem the first time, and stealing hockey from Canadians this season; Raymond Gilmartin of Merck -- for being a murderer with Vioxx; and Franklin Raines of Fannie Mae -- for being a lying, cheating thief. Here's hoping you all get jail time in 2005!
"They fought the law" and the law won! A section of the cover story reserved for those who thought the law of the land just didn't apply to them because they were rich, powerful and invincible. Martha Stewart locked up. Oh, she deserved it. So do many others that get away with what she did -- I could care less if she was just used as an example. She broke the law. She cheated. She stole. Criminal! The Enron crooks will also get their jail time. Already ex-CFO Andrew Fastow is booked for a 10-year stay in the pen once his lovely wife finishes her 1-year stint. I'm sure she's making him new friends in the joint. Here's hoping Kenneth Lay gets a few decades. Of course, here in Canada we have our own arch-villan in the one and only Lord Conrad Black -- also known as a thief. It's so much fun watching the rich and mighty fall -- they who thought they were our betters.
The best however, is the trashing the worst got. Topping the list: Donald Rumsfled -- for being a moron, mostly -- he was worse things as well. Not only did he not listen to the advice being given to him by his staff, but after he screwed up, he continued to screw up. To make it better, he was then handed his job all over again. If the intelligence fairy sprinkled some Baghdad dust on Bush, he would have seen the light and kicked Rumseld's ass out of his cabinet. No wonder Powell quit. They army was being run by a moron ... but I repeat myself. Others that took a whipping from BusinessWeek were Michael Eisner of Disney -- the big rat that didn't know when to just quit; Gary Bettman -- for not fixing the NHL salary problem the first time, and stealing hockey from Canadians this season; Raymond Gilmartin of Merck -- for being a murderer with Vioxx; and Franklin Raines of Fannie Mae -- for being a lying, cheating thief. Here's hoping you all get jail time in 2005!
"They fought the law" and the law won! A section of the cover story reserved for those who thought the law of the land just didn't apply to them because they were rich, powerful and invincible. Martha Stewart locked up. Oh, she deserved it. So do many others that get away with what she did -- I could care less if she was just used as an example. She broke the law. She cheated. She stole. Criminal! The Enron crooks will also get their jail time. Already ex-CFO Andrew Fastow is booked for a 10-year stay in the pen once his lovely wife finishes her 1-year stint. I'm sure she's making him new friends in the joint. Here's hoping Kenneth Lay gets a few decades. Of course, here in Canada we have our own arch-villan in the one and only Lord Conrad Black -- also known as a thief. It's so much fun watching the rich and mighty fall -- they who thought they were our betters.
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