SkinsJock wrote:That all being said it's almost impossible to believe that Snyder will give up complete control here and that is my only concern - I am just nervous after all his wheeling and dealing over the past 10 years and especially after how he's treated Zorn this year, that that snake is up to something and he will not let go
This isn't the right way to think of it from a management perspective. I own two businesses and have a deal in place to buy a third targeted to close in January or February, I'm doing the due diligence now. Most of my career before that was in GE management where I ran large projects and organizations and in management consulting and I learned how to manage effective teams or I'd have not continued to move up in those environments. These statements are both true in effective management:
1) My not showing up for work does not impact the effectiveness of my businesses. They do not need me there to perform
2) I am clearly in charge of my businesses and they would not perform without me.
Obviously on 1 I don't mean I don't need to ever show up. But that I could not show up at any particular time or even at times for an extended period. I'm also always available if needed.
The first one has to be true since I can't be at multiple businesses all the time. The trick is to find the right people from a performance side and create an environment they can thrive. Then let them run things to your point. But they have clear objectives and parameters, like how much money they can spend on their own. If they need me I drop everything and am there. I set those things up.
My point with Snyder is you can't look at it as a tree where he's the top of the tree. Allen is the top of the tree. Snyder is the whole tree, which means setting up the tree in the right way to thrive and then mostly letting the tree do what trees do and just stepping in when necessary.
I'm not really arguing with you, I'm just saying this whole concept of turning over the reins if flawed because he should neither turn them over nor not turn them over. The reins are Allen's and Snyder's but in different ways. Turning them over would be fatally flawed because the guy who signs the checks doesn't have the final say, it would never work. But Allen should be free to operate in set parameters and know when to get Snyder involved.
What scares me is that after his horrible decision making this year after doing this for a decade that Snyder is clueless as to what his role is as well. Apparently he can micromanage an organization, what he can't do is lead one and he's showing no sign of getting that.
