tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post2527576241352127067..comments2024-03-28T14:03:05.228-07:00Comments on Execupundit.com: Test Driver?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-39005017515697168812007-11-18T14:08:00.000-07:002007-11-18T14:08:00.000-07:00I guess I don't understand the purpose of it all. ...I guess I don't understand the purpose of it all. Is the idea that you'll weed out the unfit early? Or is it to increase your percentage of high quality relationships? Does he keep records and sit down of a quiet Sunday afternoon to compare his friendship batting average for last month with the six month moving average?<BR/><BR/>I know that sort of process isn't for me. It seems to put more emphasis on analysis than on actually testing the relationship by being a friend. My less-logical, purity-test free way seems to work fine, so I'll stick with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-77795979434509603172007-11-18T13:17:00.000-07:002007-11-18T13:17:00.000-07:00Even if he's looking for people to add to a profes...Even if he's looking for people to add to a professional network, I think this has an element of calculation that goes beyond simply going to lunch with someone and seeing if the candidate is rude to the staff. A test I would use would be: If the would-be network candidates later learned of the way they had been handled, would they feel that they'd been chosen via a pretty sophisticated and wise process or would they feel duped and/or manipulated? My guess is many of them would feel the latter.Michael Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762773757535724585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-91373539801670112282007-11-18T10:43:00.000-07:002007-11-18T10:43:00.000-07:00Maybe he's not looking for friends. Maybe he's loo...Maybe he's not looking for friends. Maybe he's looking for qualified people to add to his professional network. There's a difference, isn't there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com