tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640470443420164863.post5037888474838658299..comments2024-03-26T10:26:51.288-04:00Comments on Jim Leff's Slog: Bubbles, Slogs, and Selling Out: Part 21Jim Leffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00007232702717055047noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640470443420164863.post-48953924381007843152021-05-27T22:02:11.878-04:002021-05-27T22:02:11.878-04:00This gives WWJD a whole new meaning!This gives WWJD a whole new meaning!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640470443420164863.post-9345074659773011092011-11-19T23:22:28.602-05:002011-11-19T23:22:28.602-05:00wow, what an incredible tale!
When i found Chowh...wow, what an incredible tale! <br />When i found Chowhound it was like meeting an old friend for the first time, and it honestly changed the way i interact with NYC. <br />I had no idea that the friendly knowledgeable environment was such a struggle to maintain. <br />Thank you so much for your efforts, i have enjoyed the site for so long, and for passing it on in a way that it remains 'OK'.diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08270031537096316002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640470443420164863.post-90144143679674399572011-09-18T11:16:31.139-04:002011-09-18T11:16:31.139-04:00Tom, "Leff's Four Scenarios of Authority&...Tom, "Leff's Four Scenarios of Authority" is not a useful view for those in authority, because they (as you say) always assume they're smart.<br /><br />Rather, it's for those looking inward from outside and those looking upward from below. And, most especially, it's for idealistic entrepreneurs who've sold and want a clear view of what they can hope for. This series, just in general, has been mostly aimed at them.<br /><br />Also, I agree with you about chancing the heartbreak of failing to execute a smart idea! But I'm not talking about any one action. I'm talking about the....well, you said it best: the taxonomy of authority structures. While there are always shades of grey, most people do over time show a pattern of smart or dumb ideas and good or bad execution. <br /><br />Those with smart ideas and bad execution drive themselves and those around them crazy. Dumb ideas/bad execution is a numbed-out steady state which at least doesn't screw with the status quo. <br /><br />In the case of Chowhound, which had a good status quo going in, it was a good thing. In the case of, say, our current Congress....less good!Jim Leffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007232702717055047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640470443420164863.post-41796766635875917282011-09-15T16:06:14.621-04:002011-09-15T16:06:14.621-04:00Interesting taxonomy, Jim. It occurs to me that t...Interesting taxonomy, Jim. It occurs to me that the person executing his or her idea always thinks that he or she has a smart idea. Otherwise, why go to the time, effort, and expense of trying to execute it. Maybe, later on, when bad execution results in the idea going down the tubes, the person generating the idea may realize in hindsight that it was a dumb idea, and that, in turn, may help make the failure less “heart-breaking.” But there’s also heart-break in realizing that you had a dumb idea. For me, I’ll take the heart-break of failing to execute a smart idea over failing to execute a dumb idea any day. Poor execution can be overcome much more easily than stupidity.<br /><br />I realize that your taxonomy is based on a third-person, not a first-person, perspective. But measured on a third-person yardstick of social utility, I still vote for #3 over #2. <br /><br />I always enjoy your creative, provocative and interesting thoughts, Jim. I don’t write or post nearly as much as I used to, even though I have more time to do so now. But that’s a whole different subject. Anyway, I always enjoy reading what you have to say, even if I don’t respond. It always makes me think, and that’s a very good thing.<br /><br />I’m looking forward to the next installment to tell me about the “shaky business trajectory.”<br /><br />Ciao,<br /><br />Tom ArmitageTom Armitagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049675725088942459noreply@blogger.com