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Have you ever managed people?

You know when you assign someone a project or a task to complete, and they come into your office and start giving you excuses about why they didn't get it done:

“Well it's not my fault the subcontractor didn't show up on time. And the product he brought was sub-par, so we had to re-order the supplies, and then we had 3 days of bad weather, and then the Inspector didn't pass the plumbing....”

And as the Boss or Manager, all you're thinking is, “I don't care who's fault it is and I don't care about any of these excuses, all I care about is whether the job got done or not.”

So you finally interrupt the guy and cut to the chase and say, “When can you get it done?”

Because the bottom line is, excuses don't matter. What can you get done, and when?

I think with Cain, what you see (that you and others perhaps don't like) is that he boils things down to their most simple elements. And he makes a decision based on that, and then he moves forward. As a CEO, he knows it doesn't ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING to stand around and talk about the problems ‘till we're blue in the face, giving excuses about why the project wasn't done on time. All that matters to Cain is “What are we going to do about it, and when?”

So when you say that “Santorum displays a depth of knowledge on the issues,” I really think what you're seeing is that Santorum (and others) can talk about these things all day long. They can talk and talk and talk. What good does it do to TALK? What does it solve to be a good talker? Cain wants to actually DO something, and he doesn't want to waste his time or ours in talking about it.

At least that's the way I see it.

And I think that's why Cain polls better with men than with women. Women like a lot of words, a lot of touchy-feely (women like Romney). Men like to cut to the chase and accomplish something. Men like to get ‘er done.

Extraordinarily Well Said BUMP! Thank you, and may MANY read it and come to understand it.

BagCamAddict - “”I think with Cain, what you see (that you and others perhaps don’t like) is that he boils things down to their most simple elements. And he makes a decision based on that, and then he moves forward. As a CEO, he knows it doesn’t ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING to stand around and talk about the problems ‘till we’re blue in the face, giving excuses about why the project wasn’t done on time. All that matters to Cain is “What are we going to do about it, and when?”

So when you say that “Santorum displays a depth of knowledge on the issues,” I really think what you’re seeing is that Santorum (and others) can talk about these things all day long. They can talk and talk and talk. What good does it do to TALK? What does it solve to be a good talker? Cain wants to actually DO something, and he doesn’t want to waste his time or ours in talking about it.””