I assume you’re from “Pott” county, Iowa. The Huskers have seeped into your subconscious so I will forgive you. Pollard has his flaws but he makes sh-t into s-u-g-r. We need seasoned leadership to step to the plate now more than ever, it is not the time for a newbie.
So we can't question Pollard on here anymore?
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I'd concede that announcing the new coach immediately after Campbell leaves could be seen as petty and may have been if reports that MC wanted to go over the head of the AD directly to donors to meet his own needs is a true report. But naming a coach as quickly as possible in that situation is an imperative, so a rapid announcement that says, "MC is gone, we don't need MC" is just a side bonus for him.
People with attachments to the people who are gone may not like it, but as has been repeatedly demonstrated, JP is going to do his job with the best interest of ISU's athletics in mind, without concern for how we feel about it. It's not like the haters never had anything to complain about with him before this.
People with attachments to the people who are gone may not like it, but as has been repeatedly demonstrated, JP is going to do his job with the best interest of ISU's athletics in mind, without concern for how we feel about it. It's not like the haters never had anything to complain about with him before this.
The front half and the back half of your sentence seem to conflict. Do you typically advocate the firing of people who are doing a good job?
So you just joined CycloneFanatic to say that?
Absolutely. Total body of work is outstanding. Some things about him butean but it’s meaningless
Considering a post by CF that started the whole bash Pollard thing I wouldn’t consider them as a mouthpiece. Quite the contrary.
CycloneErik
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I'm surprised someone hasn't wanted Pollard fired for not getting ISU in the Big 10.
Great, so you do see this as mutually exclusive.
I'm not sure what line of business you're in, but it's not uncommon at all to see transition with leadership when there are larger transitions going on with the company or the industry they play in. It's extremely common in tech and particularly with early stage companies where the kind of person to get you from A to B is not the same kind of person you need to get you from B to C.
So yes, it's entirely possible for someone to have been very good at their job while at the same time not necessarily being the best person for the job going forward.
Fred fell in his lap, and Fred came to him In fact he turned down Fred and hired McDermott first then later hired Fred.
I am retired. Leadership and management consultant for 20 years until my company was purchased by CVS. Prior to that I lead two hospitals from the brink of closure to award winning facilities that people traveled to from all over the country to learn from. Not bragging. But you weren’t sure, so I thought I’d share. I know management and leadership.
So then you've certainly seen this in other workplaces? Where they guy for the job past/present may not be the right guy for the job in the future?
I think Fred saved Pollard’s job. If he had been a flop, I can’t imagine Leath wouldn’t have made an AD change when things started going downhill for Rhoads.
I don’t know but it doesn’t take a genius to know that it’s not during a coaches meeting with the players who are in the middle of receiving news that is going to hurt.
I wonder if all this Pollard stuff will die down once the transfer portal situation closes lol
