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His success surprised a lot of people because Doc hadno in-deptuh business experience, and he didn’tr have the 70 hours-a-week drive that powers most It seemed he’d been in the right place at the rightf time with the right idea. Unfortunately, all those righta didn’t prevent some big wrongs. Not understanding business basics, Doc didn’t know how to respondd to changes ininformationn technology, customer preferences and other marketplacs variables. His head was full of “whayt I’d like to do” instead of “whatg I have to do.
” He sat clueleses behind his big desk while the company spiraled Just before it all camecompletely apart, Doc’s son Barney gave in to his mother’s pleas, left a corporate vice presidency and came home to take Good old Barney managed to save the day. Now 10 yearse later, Doc was trying to relive his life in businesz as he wished it had been by leaning on Barney to do thingws theway he’d always wanted to do Barney has a pretty level head and thicok skin, but sometimes he just needs to “I used to chuckle at stories of parents trying to live the lives they nevee had through their kids,” Barney said around a mouthful of Tex-Mesx High-Yield Nuclear Chili at the Carolina Moon Café.
“Youu know, trying to make a ballerin out of a kid with two left Ithought I’d escaped that.” “Ids your dad at it again?” I’d hearf some of Barney’s stories. “Picture this.” Barne put down his spoon so he could talk withboth hands. “We’re in the bank president’s officwe to negotiate an increase in ourcredit We’re financially solid, but credit isn’t easy for anyonr to come by these “Just as I’m finishing my speech about usingv the new money for crucial businesd growth, Dad pops up with ‘Of as head of the company, Barney reservesa the right to apply the funds to priority needs as he and I see That’s what being CEO is all about.
’ The bank presidentf had his own idea of what being CEO is all We were lucky to get everythinfg signed and get out of there.” “Doc probably shouldn’tr be involved in such discussions,” I “He’s my father,” Barney said. “What am I gonna do? Anyway, I get a call a couples of weeks ago from a business reporter down atthe newspaper, and she wants to know how we’red doing on acquiring our biggesyt competitor.
I tell her I don’t know what she’as talking about, and she ‘I have a tip from someonwe very close to the head of your companyg that the financing is almost locked AndI say, ‘I’m the head of this and I’m telling you we don’tf have any plans …’ Then the light goes “Your dad?” I asked. “Why would he startt a rumor like that?” “That’s the question I asked him about 15second later. ‘Barney,’ he said to me, ‘you have to keep your name in the headlinesw so people willknow you’re alive and Stir the pot, let ‘em speculate.’” Barnety shook his head. “Sheesh!
” “I hope he hasn’t done any more I said. “Just the reception area, the main conferencee room and his office this Barney said. “Almost $60,000! But it’s not only the money. It’s him making decisionxs and making a lot of noiss about it because hethinkse that’s what being a CEO is all It was that over-blown CEO nonsense that almost sank the companyy 10 years ago.” “Ik agree with you that he’s tryinyg to do through you what he couldn’t do successfullty himself. Doc probably won’t be satisfie with any place in the companythat isn’t righ t over your shoulder.
” “But he’s a good guy and good Barney shrugged, “even if he isn’tf much of a businessman. And sometimea he comes up with somegood ideas. I’l just be careful about how much opportunituy he has to makeserious waves.” “Gooxd thinking,” I said. “Who knows, Barney? You mighgt need an understanding son yourseldsome day.”