Ryan Alford

And number two, we do live in this world where this generation in pre-COVID and post-COVID, I've struggled a bit with the employees that worked well under me pre-COVID and the ones post-COVID. My wife's like, you used to be so good with employees. Now everybody doesn't like you. And I'm like, no, I haven't changed. But there's this sort of

Coddling and, you know, again, there's some fine lines here providing the benefits of work and making it feel comfortable and all that. And some of the amount of coddling, it's a fucking job. You know, like, I don't know when that switch got.

Coddling and, you know, again, there's some fine lines here providing the benefits of work and making it feel comfortable and all that. And some of the amount of coddling, it's a fucking job. You know, like, I don't know when that switch got.

Coddling and, you know, again, there's some fine lines here providing the benefits of work and making it feel comfortable and all that. And some of the amount of coddling, it's a fucking job. You know, like, I don't know when that switch got.

Y'all know what I'm trying to say.

Y'all know what I'm trying to say.

Y'all know what I'm trying to say.

I, it's a struggle. I mean, it's real and I have some good people now and I love them and they do a good job and, and not even my current, I've, I've downscaled. I'm lean right now, baby. I'm lean and mean and fucking dangerous. But, you know, I've watched it, man. And that's why I was, you know, relating to these parts of the book where I'm just like, Yeah, and I got to read this title.

I, it's a struggle. I mean, it's real and I have some good people now and I love them and they do a good job and, and not even my current, I've, I've downscaled. I'm lean right now, baby. I'm lean and mean and fucking dangerous. But, you know, I've watched it, man. And that's why I was, you know, relating to these parts of the book where I'm just like, Yeah, and I got to read this title.

I, it's a struggle. I mean, it's real and I have some good people now and I love them and they do a good job and, and not even my current, I've, I've downscaled. I'm lean right now, baby. I'm lean and mean and fucking dangerous. But, you know, I've watched it, man. And that's why I was, you know, relating to these parts of the book where I'm just like, Yeah, and I got to read this title.

Yeah. It's good. Good points, Mike. And true. And I do, I've had a lot of good people. It's just that I felt that change though. Like at last it's like, cause I've gone through another, let me call out a space spade. Uh, 18 months ago, I've kind of was just fried.

Yeah. It's good. Good points, Mike. And true. And I do, I've had a lot of good people. It's just that I felt that change though. Like at last it's like, cause I've gone through another, let me call out a space spade. Uh, 18 months ago, I've kind of was just fried.

Yeah. It's good. Good points, Mike. And true. And I do, I've had a lot of good people. It's just that I felt that change though. Like at last it's like, cause I've gone through another, let me call out a space spade. Uh, 18 months ago, I've kind of was just fried.

Like I'd been, I'd done the ad agency business and you know, for others and myself, look, service business for 20 years straight, you know, it weighs on you. Like every conversation was weighing on me. Like, You know, because, you know, in the service business, you only hear about what's bad.

Like I'd been, I'd done the ad agency business and you know, for others and myself, look, service business for 20 years straight, you know, it weighs on you. Like every conversation was weighing on me. Like, You know, because, you know, in the service business, you only hear about what's bad.

Like I'd been, I'd done the ad agency business and you know, for others and myself, look, service business for 20 years straight, you know, it weighs on you. Like every conversation was weighing on me. Like, You know, because, you know, in the service business, you only hear about what's bad.

You know, like I only get to answer the how can I save the business calls, you know, or how are we going to land this plane calls? And I was just fried. So I kind of I kind of indirectly stepped out of the business thinking it could kind of run itself. Uh, yeah, that didn't work.

You know, like I only get to answer the how can I save the business calls, you know, or how are we going to land this plane calls? And I was just fried. So I kind of I kind of indirectly stepped out of the business thinking it could kind of run itself. Uh, yeah, that didn't work.

You know, like I only get to answer the how can I save the business calls, you know, or how are we going to land this plane calls? And I was just fried. So I kind of I kind of indirectly stepped out of the business thinking it could kind of run itself. Uh, yeah, that didn't work.

I mean, mine became... more self-awareness as a leader and learning that is a different self-awareness than employee Ryan, you know, like even at the highest level. I mean, I was a CMO and then, you know, the highest of big time agency, like it's, but still it's a different self-awareness you have to have with your leader combined with I am a, I can be myopic and here, let me, let me explain.