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Obama has failed as CEO of America, Inc.
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Irish Mike
May 18, 2013, 10:49:48 PM5/18/13
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Obama is failing as CEO of America, Inc.
By Peter Morici
Published May 17, 2013
"CEOs of large organizations all face the same problem � driving their
agendas in organizations too diverse and geographically dispersed to
manage directly.
They hire competent managers for their units, set goals and establish
clear metrics for evaluating performance. As in politics, competition in
business is tough, and CEOs must set ethical boundaries for their
managers� conduct.
In all this, the CEO�s personal conduct is critical.
Early in his presidency, Mr. Obama flaunted American constitutional
tradition by pushing through major social legislation, ObamaCare, without
a bipartisan compromise and consensus. And he relied on a legislative
sleight of hand to pass the Senate.
The Obama Credo of Management: We�ll do as we please, stop us if you can.
Simply, Mr. Obama�s hard left agenda requires him to treat the
Constitution and Congress as mere inconveniences � expediency is his
ethical standard.
For example, unable to obtain Congressional ascent, even among moderate
Democrats, for limits on CO2 emissions and other environmental goals, the
EPA � at his public behest � has written regulations imposing new and
onerous requirements on business.
The Obama Credo of Management: We�ll do as we please, stop us if you can.
His failure as a CEO, now with grave political consequences, was to impose
no limits on managers� behavior and implement adequate controls �
mechanisms for the CEO to monitor the performance of units and head off
emerging threats to the survival of the organization. Regarding the
latter, of paramount importance is to insulate the president from any
fallout from their actions.
Cabinet secretaries and agency heads took their cues from the boss � at
State, Justice and the IRS senior management would have had us believe
they were unaware of what was happening in Benghazi, with the Associated
Press, or at the Cincinnati Office of the IRS. And the president only
learns about many problems when reported in the news?
Mr. Obama simply has been too busy giving speeches, raising money, and
trying to turn every event to political advantage to keep tabs on his
managers, as any good CEOs would do.
CEOs periodically meet with their principal managers � in groups and where
necessary individually � to probe their tactics, offer assistance from
their own wealth of experience, and discern areas where managers may be
planting problems that will burgeon into crisis.
Failing at this, the president has managed to continence management
failures that cost the lives of Americans abroad, weaken our national
security, rock public confidence in government, and threaten our
constitutionally guaranteed liberties.
Mr. Obama has a lot in common with one predecessor, Jimmy Carter � both
failed as CEOs. The man from Plains is a decent and ethical man but
micromanaged too much, whereas Mr. Obama acquired his moral compass in the
Windy City and simply can�t manage at all.
Americans should not be surprised. Mr. Obama came to Washington with
profound campaign skills but virtually no record as a legislator or
manager. He spent seven years in the Illinois Senate as a virtual
non-participant, bored and seeking higher office, and his four years in
the U.S. Senate running for president.
Americans turned to him, because they were justifiably disappointed with
President Bush and tagged John McCain with the blame.
Prior to his presidency, Americans never observed Mr. Obama running
anything, other than a campaign. He had not been a governor or a
congressional committee chair. In military terms, we made him a five star
general before even serving as a lieutenant.
By his own actions, he is arrogantly ambitions but sadly incompetent. He
has corrupted the foundations of our Republic, and for that he gets a
failing grade.
(Peter Morici is an economist and professor at the Smith School of
Business, University of Maryland, and widely published columnist).
Irish Mike
Keep your trust in God; your president is an idiot.
By Peter Morici
Published May 17, 2013
"CEOs of large organizations all face the same problem � driving their
agendas in organizations too diverse and geographically dispersed to
manage directly.
They hire competent managers for their units, set goals and establish
clear metrics for evaluating performance. As in politics, competition in
business is tough, and CEOs must set ethical boundaries for their
managers� conduct.
In all this, the CEO�s personal conduct is critical.
Early in his presidency, Mr. Obama flaunted American constitutional
tradition by pushing through major social legislation, ObamaCare, without
a bipartisan compromise and consensus. And he relied on a legislative
sleight of hand to pass the Senate.
The Obama Credo of Management: We�ll do as we please, stop us if you can.
Simply, Mr. Obama�s hard left agenda requires him to treat the
Constitution and Congress as mere inconveniences � expediency is his
ethical standard.
For example, unable to obtain Congressional ascent, even among moderate
Democrats, for limits on CO2 emissions and other environmental goals, the
EPA � at his public behest � has written regulations imposing new and
onerous requirements on business.
The Obama Credo of Management: We�ll do as we please, stop us if you can.
His failure as a CEO, now with grave political consequences, was to impose
no limits on managers� behavior and implement adequate controls �
mechanisms for the CEO to monitor the performance of units and head off
emerging threats to the survival of the organization. Regarding the
latter, of paramount importance is to insulate the president from any
fallout from their actions.
Cabinet secretaries and agency heads took their cues from the boss � at
State, Justice and the IRS senior management would have had us believe
they were unaware of what was happening in Benghazi, with the Associated
Press, or at the Cincinnati Office of the IRS. And the president only
learns about many problems when reported in the news?
Mr. Obama simply has been too busy giving speeches, raising money, and
trying to turn every event to political advantage to keep tabs on his
managers, as any good CEOs would do.
CEOs periodically meet with their principal managers � in groups and where
necessary individually � to probe their tactics, offer assistance from
their own wealth of experience, and discern areas where managers may be
planting problems that will burgeon into crisis.
Failing at this, the president has managed to continence management
failures that cost the lives of Americans abroad, weaken our national
security, rock public confidence in government, and threaten our
constitutionally guaranteed liberties.
Mr. Obama has a lot in common with one predecessor, Jimmy Carter � both
failed as CEOs. The man from Plains is a decent and ethical man but
micromanaged too much, whereas Mr. Obama acquired his moral compass in the
Windy City and simply can�t manage at all.
Americans should not be surprised. Mr. Obama came to Washington with
profound campaign skills but virtually no record as a legislator or
manager. He spent seven years in the Illinois Senate as a virtual
non-participant, bored and seeking higher office, and his four years in
the U.S. Senate running for president.
Americans turned to him, because they were justifiably disappointed with
President Bush and tagged John McCain with the blame.
Prior to his presidency, Americans never observed Mr. Obama running
anything, other than a campaign. He had not been a governor or a
congressional committee chair. In military terms, we made him a five star
general before even serving as a lieutenant.
By his own actions, he is arrogantly ambitions but sadly incompetent. He
has corrupted the foundations of our Republic, and for that he gets a
failing grade.
(Peter Morici is an economist and professor at the Smith School of
Business, University of Maryland, and widely published columnist).
Irish Mike
Keep your trust in God; your president is an idiot.
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