Likeabile, Trustworthy & Respected

     

        When we hire a new employee, we want someone we can trust.  They must be honest and competent.  We don’t have to be best friends with that employee as long as we have a mutual respect. 

        It is a bad practice to be too friendly with someone you supervise in business.  That friendly relationship can create problems with other employees.  They will perceive that the “friend of the boss” receives special considerations.  Bringing gifts to the boss or golfing with the boss may buy special consideration from the boss, but other employees may feel these considerations are not earned or deserved.         This is an even greater problem in the public sector.  Cronyism in politics is prevalent and creates hard feelings which hurt productivity. 

        Many political appointments are bought and not deserved.  They are bought with campaign donations, sponsoring fund raising events, or donations to certain so-called charitable foundations.  I want a chief executive that appoints and hires the most qualified people and not just someone who paid for the job with a donation.

        The vote in November will elect a new President.  All the media seems to be concerned with is the polls and who is the least likeable and least trustworthy.  The media commentators mention the issues, but rarely state a candidate’s actual agenda. 

        If we elect a President based on their likeability, race, or sex, we will deserve what we get when our economy and this once great country collapse.  Our country has declined both domestically and as a world power over the last eight years. 

        We elected a President who had never done anything except run for office and be a community organizer.  He was elected because he was likable, could give a good speech, and was black.  We know how that worked out. 

        Hillary Clinton’s biggest assets are that she is a woman and she has paid her dues with the political elite.  I think even her supporters have to admit she is a proven liar, so she cannot be trusted.  There is also a problem with all the of the many scandals in which she has been involved.   The most recent are the deleted e-mails and Pay to Play with the Clinton Foundation.  It is hard to consider her capable when the FBI Director said she was “extremely careless.”  She seems likeable when we only see her campaign face.  

        Donald Trump is arrogant, egotistical, says what he thinks, and is seldom politically correct.  Some people don’t like the way he combs his hair.  This does not make him likable, but he is what we need.  He clearly is a capable leader and manager.  He has no problem identifying the challenges out country faces and puts forward workable solutions.     

        John McCain and Mitt Romney were likeable, but I question if they had the leadership qualities to be a good President.  They probably would have continued to expand the Federal Government run by the political elite.  They were considered moderates, but certainly did not have what it took to get elected. 

        This country has some serious problems that need to be addressed and corrected.  Resolving the issues will require some strong leadership and some painful decisions.  These decisions will be for the good of the country, but will not be popular with many special interest groups. 

        We need a capable leader.  I don’t care if he is likeable. 

       

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