With Israel’s elections in just under a week, it’s worth looking at the impact that Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu’s speeches had (or didn’t have) on Israeli politics.
In short, it’s hard to tell if it had any impact. Bibi’s popularity seems to be up, but his Likud party barely moved in the polls at all. What is for sure, is that plenty of Arab commentators strongly supported it.
So what’s likely to happen? In all likelihood, Netanyahu will remain Prime Minister because the parties on the left are too disorganized to reach the 61 seats they need to have to form a government of their own.
However, in a system with more political parties than most Americans could even imagine (my two favorites because of the level of amusement they provide are the Pirate Party and the Ale Yarok [Green Leaf] Party, whose symbol is the first two…
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The town called The Boneyard is the settlement for the majority of the aviation experts in Purgatory and those aircraft that aren’t scrapped due to their rarity or historical value are brought to The Boneyard to be cataloged and stored. After the events of Airplane Day, the majority of the work on making a flyable aircraft in Purgatory was abandoned due to the inherent danger of dragon attacks. Whenever a new aircraft is located in the wastes in decent condition, it is compared to the existing inventory at The Boneyard and then the decision is made to either keep the plane due to its rarity or historical value or scrap it. The Boneyard does have its own scrapping & forge facilities on site, however, they are much smaller than the ones at Blackforge and the scrapped metals from The Boneyard typically end up at Blackforge for reprocessing anyways.
The Boneyard…
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Fred Warmbier is a brave man. As the owner of Finishing Technology, he’s in charge of a fairly large team of employees. And, like any boss, he makes mistakes. The difference is that most of us don’t blog about it in the New York Times. In a recent post, he tells the story of his difficulty letting go of being the ‘hero.’
When a company is young and there aren’t so many moving parts, its fun being the person who steps in to solve problems. As the owner of a company, or a member of executive leadership, we have the authority to make big decisions on the fly, and the company is still being run in our own ‘image.’
Changing from a directive management style to become a delegator is tricky…most of us know this. Letting go is hard after we’ve built up a fondness for the way we handle certain responsibilities. But for a growing company, nobody can be everywhere to solve manage every issue that pops up. Not only that, but we really don’t even want to be that person. It’s draining, and can make us cynical.
Fred found himself managing out of habit, rather than really considering what was best for his team, himself, and his company, fighting one fire at a time. By pulling himself out of the picture several times, he found that his great staff were quick to step in and handle it themselves. And, get this, the world kept spinning!
Changing management style is scary, particularly after having success managing in some particular way. But as companies grow, roles expand, and the job description evolves. What’s great about Fred is that he has the self-awareness to examine what isn’t working around him and be able to pinpoint himself as the cause. As he pulls back from fighting fires, he finds himself missing the thrill of being the hero. And, like all of us, he isn’t quite sure what’s around the corner. This is what growth feels like.
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