Comments on: Who’s In Charge? http://www.2-speed.com/2007/06/whos-in-charge/ Entrepreneurial Leadership and Management . . . and Other Stuff Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 2-Speed » No. Don’t Do It. The Co-CEO Thing Won’t Work http://www.2-speed.com/2007/06/whos-in-charge/#comment-59931 2-Speed » No. Don’t Do It. The Co-CEO Thing Won’t Work Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:04:42 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2007/06/whos-in-charge/#comment-59931 [...] be it from me to plug my own blog posts, but I wrote about this a couple of years ago and I urge you to read about it before throwing yourself into the [...] [...] be it from me to plug my own blog posts, but I wrote about this a couple of years ago and I urge you to read about it before throwing yourself into the [...]

]]> By: Will http://www.2-speed.com/2007/06/whos-in-charge/#comment-5238 Will Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:00:50 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2007/06/whos-in-charge/#comment-5238 Shawn, Job sharing is OK. In some roles, it can work out very well. In others, well, not so well. In management, not well at all. Managerial duties should not be shared. It's the same as having two full-time people filling a managerial position. In fact, it's actually worse, because one person will not be around half the time to confirm a decision. Shawn,

Job sharing is OK. In some roles, it can work out very well. In others, well, not so well. In management, not well at all. Managerial duties should not be shared. It’s the same as having two full-time people filling a managerial position. In fact, it’s actually worse, because one person will not be around half the time to confirm a decision.

]]> By: Will http://www.2-speed.com/2007/06/whos-in-charge/#comment-106326 Will Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2007/06/whos-in-charge/#comment-106326 Shawn, Job sharing is OK. In some roles, it can work out very well. In others, well, not so well. In management, not well at all. Managerial duties should not be shared. It's the same as having two full-time people filling a managerial position. In fact, it's actually worse, because one person will not be around half the time to confirm a decision. Shawn,

Job sharing is OK. In some roles, it can work out very well. In others, well, not so well. In management, not well at all. Managerial duties should not be shared. It’s the same as having two full-time people filling a managerial position. In fact, it’s actually worse, because one person will not be around half the time to confirm a decision.

]]> By: Will http://www.2-speed.com/2007/06/whos-in-charge/#comment-5237 Will Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:58:05 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2007/06/whos-in-charge/#comment-5237 Nick, Yeah, you're right about transitions. Especially when they're very clear about the goal so everyone knows what's going on. Of course, that creates a lame duck situation, which is another problem. Nick,

Yeah, you’re right about transitions. Especially when they’re very clear about the goal so everyone knows what’s going on. Of course, that creates a lame duck situation, which is another problem.

]]> By: Will http://www.2-speed.com/2007/06/whos-in-charge/#comment-106325 Will Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:58:00 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2007/06/whos-in-charge/#comment-106325 Nick, Yeah, you're right about transitions. Especially when they're very clear about the goal so everyone knows what's going on. Of course, that creates a lame duck situation, which is another problem. Nick,

Yeah, you’re right about transitions. Especially when they’re very clear about the goal so everyone knows what’s going on. Of course, that creates a lame duck situation, which is another problem.

]]> By: Dave http://www.2-speed.com/2007/06/whos-in-charge/#comment-5228 Dave Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:18:57 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2007/06/whos-in-charge/#comment-5228 PETER ...And here's another thing, Bob. I have eight different bosses right now. BOB SLYDELL I beg your pardon? PETER Eight bosses. BOB SLYDELL Eight? PETER Eight, bob. So that means when I make a mistake, I have eight different people coming by to tell me about it. That's my real motivation - is not to be hassled. PETER

…And here’s another thing, Bob. I have eight different
bosses right now.

BOB SLYDELL
I beg your pardon?

PETER
Eight bosses.

BOB SLYDELL
Eight?

PETER
Eight, bob. So that means when I make a mistake, I have eight different people coming by to tell me about it. That’s my real motivation – is not to be hassled.

]]> By: Dave http://www.2-speed.com/2007/06/whos-in-charge/#comment-106324 Dave Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:18:00 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2007/06/whos-in-charge/#comment-106324 PETER ...And here's another thing, Bob. I have eight different bosses right now. BOB SLYDELL I beg your pardon? PETER Eight bosses. BOB SLYDELL Eight? PETER Eight, bob. So that means when I make a mistake, I have eight different people coming by to tell me about it. That's my real motivation - is not to be hassled. PETER

…And here’s another thing, Bob. I have eight different
bosses right now.

BOB SLYDELL
I beg your pardon?

PETER
Eight bosses.

BOB SLYDELL
Eight?

PETER
Eight, bob. So that means when I make a mistake, I have eight different people coming by to tell me about it. That’s my real motivation – is not to be hassled.

]]> By: Shawn http://www.2-speed.com/2007/06/whos-in-charge/#comment-5227 Shawn Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:00:15 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2007/06/whos-in-charge/#comment-5227 What's your take on job-sharing? S What’s your take on job-sharing?

S

]]> By: Shawn http://www.2-speed.com/2007/06/whos-in-charge/#comment-106323 Shawn Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2007/06/whos-in-charge/#comment-106323 What's your take on job-sharing? S What’s your take on job-sharing?

S

]]> By: fewquid http://www.2-speed.com/2007/06/whos-in-charge/#comment-5199 fewquid Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:49:43 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2007/06/whos-in-charge/#comment-5199 I can only think of one exception... We had a "President/CEO" who was fouling up the business and needed to be moved out of the way. We brought in a real CEO and there was a short transition period where we more or less had two CEOs to ease the ego bruising of the former as he was replaced by the latter. However (a) it was short and (b) senior management were under no illusions about the situation. So in reality, I agree. It should never happen. But there are maybe one or two occasions where it might look that way for a short period of time... I can only think of one exception… We had a “President/CEO” who was fouling up the business and needed to be moved out of the way. We brought in a real CEO and there was a short transition period where we more or less had two CEOs to ease the ego bruising of the former as he was replaced by the latter. However (a) it was short and (b) senior management were under no illusions about the situation.

So in reality, I agree. It should never happen. But there are maybe one or two occasions where it might look that way for a short period of time…

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