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> Is there some reason to think Cuban has some useful thoughts here? It seems to me that the most effective trait in a politician is strategic decision-making,
by bhupy 7y ago
> Is there some reason to think Cuban has some useful thoughts here?
It seems to me that the most effective trait in a politician is strategic decision-making, capability of applying abstract thinking to different situations (which comes particularly handy during crises), and figuring out how to get the right people together and get them to cooperate.
All of these also strike me as traits in executives and effective managers, which is likely why we tend to organically gravitate towards them in politics.
Whether Cuban can be regarded as an effective executive is debatable, I have no opinion on that.
- vkou 7y agoThe problem is that it is hard to differentiate between lucky idiots who failed upwards, and actually capable executives, who know when to defer to expertise. Executives are judged on results - which are heavily influenced by circumstances that can be entirely outside the executive's control.
- bhupy 7y ago> Executives are judged on results - which are heavily influenced by circumstances that can be entirely outside the executive's control. The exact same can be said for most politicians as well.