Your Baby is Ugly (and other things not to tell your entrepreneur boss)
In Fortune magazine’s new series “You Can’t Fire Everyone” Hank Gilman gives some great advice on What to Do When Star Employees Quit. He makes suggestions like making a counter offer, not bad-mouthing the new job, and understanding that sometimes employees have to change jobs to grow in their career.
All good tips for bosses.
But if you are planning on quitting a start-up, don’t expect your entrepreneur boss to behave so rationally. In fact, if you’re planning on quitting a start-up, strap on your crash helmet; there will be fall out.
Since You Put it That Way – 5 Tips for Dealing with a Verbally Abusive Boss
Patti's alter ego?
If you missed quasi-celebrity and full-fledged entrepreneur boss Patti Stanger berating her stylist, then you don’t watch enough reality TV. And, you missed a great Working for Wonka learning moment. Hear it for youself on TMZ.
Here’s What Happened
Millionaire Matchmaker and entrepreneur boss, Patti Stanger, arrived at a fitting with her stylist and wasn’t happy with the selection. (For the guys: fitting = trying on clothes, stylist = person who picks pretty clothes.) I’ve watched enough Rachel Zoe to know that celebrities don’t always like the first dress a stylist shows them. But rarely does it turn into a confrontation like we see in Patti’s clip. Regardless of the stylist calm demeanor, or the attempts at solutions, there was no stopping the verbal beating that was coming. Patti was in fight mode. Read more »
Brother, Can You Spare a … Platinum Card?
“I’ll Gladly Pay You Tuesday, for a Hamburger Today”
–J. Wellington Whimpy, free-loading friend of Popeye
An NYC ho
meless man exhibited true entrepreneurial chutzpa when he garnered an AmEx Platinum card from a passerby low on spare change.
He didn’t steal the card. It was handed to him. Here you go, Homeless Guy. Go get what you need.
In the act, Homeless Guy demonstrated two classic entrepreneurial characteristics: charisma and the ability to get something for nothing.
Both traits are essential to an entrepreneur’s success, but the second (something for nothing) cannot exist without the first. Read more »
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