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SICK WITH CABINET FEVER: Americans Ill Over Obama’s Questionable Choices
Just when the nausea was ebbing with the President’s attempted return to his promise of maintaining a politically balanced cabinet, his administration pulled another fast one. Now, his choice for Secretary of Commerce—New Hampshire Republican Senator Judd Gregg—has withdrawn his nomination.
As a corporate executive, Armstrong International CEO, David Armstrong, understands the importance of making wise management personnel decisions. He’s available for interviews to apply a refreshing business-leadership perspective to the early and troubling mistakes Obama has made in his efforts to build his support team.
“I think what is most disconcerting about the Gregg situation,” observes Armstrong, “is the ethical dissonance that caused the breakup. Yes, Gregg alluded to his personal alienation from the team regarding the economic stimulus bill, but I believe the White House’s move to hijack the Census Bureau from the Commerce Department was really the straw that broke the back.”
This in the wake of a perplexing and disenchanting string of tax evasion issues with not one, but several other Obama cabinet choices. While Tom Daschle stepped away from the Health and Human Services seat and Nancy Killefer withdrew her candidacy for the Fed’s Performance Czar, Tim Geithner still landed in the Treasury Secretary seat of all places.
For Armstrong, this chain of missteps is troubling for more than the obvious reason that they confirm an apparent epidemic of corruption among Washington’s elite. “Every successful company is built on a set of core values that extend from the top down,” he says. “Obama’s history of judgment—be it in terms of his modus operandi or in his choice of character affiliations—has been questionable, at best, going back to the beginning of his political career. This struggle to fill out his cabinet is not easing anyone’s anxiety.”
ABOUT DAVID ARMSTRONG…
David M. Armstrong is a storyteller.
More importantly, Mr. Armstrong has evolved corporate storytelling into a whole new style of management—a style praised by Tom Peters as the leadership answer for tormented managers who need their people to champion initiative.
David Armstrong’s stock in trade is anecdotes—stories about urgency, bravery, wisdom, core values, change management, innovation and having fun in the workplace. Where does he find stories? In the same places he suggests you look for yours—in the eyes and on the faces of the customers, partners and employees who come through your doors every day.
“Every company has a rich heritage of stories,” says David. “I’m just putting my company’s treasure to work.” While it may be true that every company has stories, not every CEO has the vision to search them out and retell them with powerful and memorable morals. That’s what this site is all about—helping you to dig into, discover and use the stories that surround you.
Today Armstrong International is a safe haven in a business world grown confusing and complex. Doing business with Armstrong International is refreshingly simple and pleasant. In fact, today’s dream has become the vision of business as a series of enjoyable experiences.
ABOUT HANGING BY A THREAD
Can you be successful at business or even running a country without losing your soul? David Armstrong thinks you can! In his new book, Hanging By A Thread, David shares real life examples of people and companies that are successful by simply following “The Golden Rule” of: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
In Hanging By A Thread, you will learn about Armstrong International, which is a successful, profitable company that follows the golden rule in all of its decisions for over a century, and in the process, is flourishing in an otherwise turbulent economy.
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