« What We May Learn From the Kagan Nomination Hearings | Is Celebrity Gossip Conducive to Company Profits? »

The Hasty Heart: Making Fast, Impromptu Decisions Can Sabotage Your Career


This week the Obama administration accepted full responsibility for the hasty firing of Shirley Sherrod, State Director of Rural Development for the United States Department of Agriculture. 

 

After an excerpt of her address to a March 2010 NAACP meeting was posted on the Andrew Breitbart Big Government website July 19, both right wing and left media commented on what seemed a blatant act of reverse racism.

 

Was Sherrod declaring she had misgivings about helping a farmer keep his farm because he was White?

 

 In truth, Sherrod, a black woman, described her understanding of the situation and her struggle to make a decision that would help the white farmer. Her speech was about racism – and not racist.

 

White House spokesperson, Robert Gibbs, said,

 

“I can’t speak for everybody involved, but I think we live in a culture [where] things whip around. People want fast responses, we want to give fast responses, and I don’t think there’s any doubt that if we look at this, one of the great lessons we take away from this is to ask all of the questions first and to come to that full understanding.”

 

As a result Sherrod’s ousting and the subsequent media blitz, the entire week seemed devoted to sidestepping, apologizes, angry vindictive against the left and right media.

And though a majority of politicians and journalists slammed the blogger for “jumping the gun,” Ann Coulter defended him. “He’s the victim!” she screamed.

 

The time and money spent to clear up an issue that might have been dismissed in seconds is symptomatic of our need to say things quickly without thinking them out first.

 

As a manager or supervisor, do you ever jump to conclusions? Have you ever fired anyone too quickly? Do you look at financial figures and immediately cut jobs cut marketing, cut inventory without carefully poring over the numbers?

 

What’s it take to change the way we think so we avoid making hasty, unfortunate decisions?

 

Tune in this week to Dr. Brian and Dr. Gary’s insultant/consultant show, Sunday July 25, 2010, http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consultantinsultant to learn some tips for avoiding this misguided behavior.

This entry was posted on July 24, 2010 at 12:09 and is filed under The Mouth Trap. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response or trackback from your own site.

15 Responses to “The Hasty Heart: Making Fast, Impromptu Decisions Can Sabotage Your Career”

  1. Monthly Horoscope – April 2009-cancer says:
    July 25, 2010 at 23:52

    […] The Mouth Trap » Blog Archive » The Hasty Heart: Making Fast … […]

  2. pharmacy technician careers says:
    July 26, 2010 at 09:46

    found your site on del.icio.us today and really liked it.. i bookmarked it and will be back to check it out some more later

  3. WP Themes says:
    August 4, 2010 at 16:09

    Genial dispatch and this enter helped me alot in my college assignement. Say thank you you as your information.

  4. Emergency Contraception – Plan B | Birth Control Pills Effective says:
    August 8, 2010 at 01:25

    […] The Mouth Trap » Blog Archive » The Hasty Heart: Making Fast, Impromptu Decisions Can Sa… […]

  5. Wordpress Themes says:
    August 11, 2010 at 15:19

    Good post and this mail helped me alot in my college assignement. Say thank you you for your information.

  6. Boost your pension says:
    August 11, 2010 at 20:56

    Financial difficulties. Did you know that setting up an IVA will cost you £2,500 to £5,000 in fees, before any money gets to your creditors? Try the alternative approach to resolving your debt crisis. If you can’t reduce your outgoings then why not increase your income? Join Kleeneze, work our simple proven system and earn £10 an hour in your spare time. Assuming that you sleep 10 hours a day and work 40 hours a week, that leaves you over 230 hours a month. What are you doing with your time to better yourself?

  7. hypotheek says:
    August 13, 2010 at 02:51

    Bereken zelf uw hypotheek. Hypotheek berekenen? Maak snel een indicatieve berekening van het maximale leenbedrag van uw hypotheek.

  8. lenen says:
    August 14, 2010 at 14:21

    Lenen Zonder BKR Toetsing Lenen zonder BKR toetsing stijgt in populariteit op het Internet. Veel mensen met een zogeheten BKR notatie, die toch geld willen lenen zijn op zoek naar …

  9. 22 inch car rims says:
    August 17, 2010 at 18:43

    wats up man hows it going

  10. gorgeouskim says:
    August 31, 2010 at 21:17

    hi there hows it going

  11. photo sharing site says:
    September 2, 2010 at 22:32

    This is really a really excellent read for me, Have to admit you are one in the finest bloggers I ever saw.Thanks for posting this informative article.

  12. Full Movie Downloads says:
    September 4, 2010 at 11:32

    Can I just say what a relief to find an individual who really knows what theyre talking about on a internet. You actually know how to bring an difficulty to light and make it important. Additional persons need to read this and realize this side in the story. I cant feel youre not much more well-known because you definitely have the gift.

  13. ROBERTO says:
    September 4, 2010 at 22:54

    < blockquote >< a href=”http://cheaptabletsonline.com/”>CheapTabletsOnline.com. Canadian Health&Care.Best quality drugs.No prescription online pharmacy.Special Internet Prices. No prescription drugs. Order pills online< /a >…

    Buy:Zocor.Seroquel.Ventolin.Nymphomax.Female Pink Viagra.Zetia.SleepWell.Lasix.Cozaar.Amoxicillin.Prozac.Aricept.Wellbutrin SR.Buspar.Advair.Benicar.Lipothin.Acomplia.Lipitor.Female Cialis….

  14. MICHAEL says:
    September 5, 2010 at 19:15

    < blockquote >< a href=”http://cheaptabletsonline.com/”>CheapTabletsOnline.Com. Canadian Health&Care.Best quality drugs.No prescription online pharmacy.Special Internet Prices. No prescription pills. Buy pills online< /a >…

    Buy:Buspar.Advair.Lipitor.Female Cialis.Benicar.Female Pink Viagra.Zocor.Seroquel.Acomplia.Nymphomax.Prozac.Wellbutrin SR.SleepWell.Lasix.Lipothin.Zetia.Amoxicillin.Ventolin.Cozaar.Aricept….

  15. migraine says:
    September 6, 2010 at 13:14

    Migraine is een ernstige vorm van hoofdpijn. Het treedt in aanvallen op en gaat vaak gepaard met visuele stoornissen en misselijkheid.

Leave a Reply