I believe a lot of you are talking apples and oranges. The best leaders set the vision and the culture, then hire quality staff to carry out that vision. The really smart ones hire talent that is complementary to them, not identical. One of the issues we have had at AD is that we have rarely if ever had complementary talent.
So for example, Blake is reputedly a fundraiser. That is theoretically fine, if he then had the bench to handle the day to day operations, legal/regulatory matters, sport connections, etc. Best example is having Jen Strawley there. Having her work under a Sam Jankovitch might have worked, but it simply doesnt under Blake James.
So for example, Blake is reputedly a fundraiser. That is theoretically fine, if he then had the bench to handle the day to day operations, legal/regulatory matters, sport connections, etc. Best example is having Jen Strawley there. Having her work under a Sam Jankovitch might have worked, but it simply doesnt under Blake James.