One of your best Richie! One observation just jumped off the page for me: "..... men hate to shop for clothing, and they shop as seldom as possible." That's certainly true for me. My wife and kids are my main sources for clothing. I tend to stick to the underwear and socks department. That said, I bought a suit at MW a few years back for my daughter's wedding, and it was a reasonably nice experience. Although you've been gone for years, it seems that your legacy lives on - great customer service from people who seemed to genuinely want me to be pleased with my purchase, and knew how to get me to that point. BTW: My wife was there with me at the MW to make sure I didn't make any major faux pas in my suit choice. LOL
This post so resonated. I worked for a founder who was very young. The concept was fantastic, but his ego destroyed everything. I'll never work for another startup again.
A great read, as always. Managers that hire well are most likely to succeed. Unfortunately, not many young people want to work that hard and not many managers want to hire old people.
Thanks. You’ve identified two big problems. Wish I could come up with a magic solution. Part of my idea for Curmudg was to have folks at least listen to an old person…🤷
Ego is the universal problem in any business. Excellent article Richie.
Thanks!!
Ego is a problem in business…. And in life.
True dat!!
One of your best Richie! One observation just jumped off the page for me: "..... men hate to shop for clothing, and they shop as seldom as possible." That's certainly true for me. My wife and kids are my main sources for clothing. I tend to stick to the underwear and socks department. That said, I bought a suit at MW a few years back for my daughter's wedding, and it was a reasonably nice experience. Although you've been gone for years, it seems that your legacy lives on - great customer service from people who seemed to genuinely want me to be pleased with my purchase, and knew how to get me to that point. BTW: My wife was there with me at the MW to make sure I didn't make any major faux pas in my suit choice. LOL
Why thank you, Paul. I’ve seen how you dress, and concur. ;0
This post so resonated. I worked for a founder who was very young. The concept was fantastic, but his ego destroyed everything. I'll never work for another startup again.
Yes, another great read. Thank you Richie
A great read, as always. Managers that hire well are most likely to succeed. Unfortunately, not many young people want to work that hard and not many managers want to hire old people.
Thanks. You’ve identified two big problems. Wish I could come up with a magic solution. Part of my idea for Curmudg was to have folks at least listen to an old person…🤷
Nice post. I know ego is a requirement for leadership (you must believe in yourself), but you also have to believe in other people, too.
And it's not just retail (radio stories...marketing research stories...hoo boy).
Great piece! Thank you for sharing. Common story unfortunately