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Originally Posted by Yakk
Clearly you don't have a career-dominated life. :-)
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First, my comment about water boarding was wrong. It is not a questioning technique I would use or want to be subjected to.
Your take on the career issue I find interesting. I ran up the corporate career ladder before going into my own business. Early on in my corporate career I adopted an approach to business from a speech I heard from Lou Holtz (former college football coach) summed up: Do the best you can, Treat others the way you want to be treated, and do what you think is right. This has always served me well and I have never had to struggle with decisions. It is a falicy that you have to "sell-out" to accomplish your career goals. In fact, I truly believe the opposite is true, good leaders want to be surrounded by principled people. If I felt you were a "kiss-up", you would not work for me for very long. If I felt you did not have the strength of your convictions, you would not work for me for long. I never had a problem with disagreement. I don't think Bush does either. But take a guy like McClellan, you have a coward who does not speak-up we he could have, and then shows disloyalty by truly "selling-out". His 15 minutes of fame is going to be fleeting. Powell on the other hand has the respect of conservatives and liberals. Who would you rather be like?