Comments on: Rockstars R Us

By: Isaac Brake

Isaac Brake — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 20:32:56 +0000

Diane took the words right off my keyboard…
it drives me nuts when people try to hype themselves up as “the” experts in the industry…like you said charlatans…

By: Jackson Wightman

Jackson Wightman — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:55:46 +0000

Mike – great addition. I too doubt that egomaniacal is how people wish to be perceived. Well…unless they are jackasses.

Jay – Stop! You are making me too anxious for the NFL season. Thanks for checking out the blog

By: Mark Lindner

Mark Lindner — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:54:41 +0000

I couldn’t agree more. I saw a job posting that stated they wanted a “rock star” I laughed and immediately eliminated that company from my job search radar. The term is a joke (and not a very funny one)

By: Jay Baer

Jay Baer — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:23:49 +0000

Bingo. Cross the goal line and just hand the ball to the ref.

By: Mike Schaffer

Mike Schaffer — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:09:46 +0000

Please add “Change Agent” to the list. No clue what it’s intended to mean, but comes across as egomaniacal. And I doubt that’s how people want to be perceived.

By: Jackson Wightman

Jackson Wightman — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:08:41 +0000

Michael – Thanks – too funny!

Diane – those are def two that should also be put to rest. I adore the Peter Drucker quote about how “guru” is an easier way of spelling “charlatan”

Have a great day!

By: Diane

Diane — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:04:02 +0000

Add “guru” and “maven” to the list, please.

By: Michael Sebastian

Michael Sebastian — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:02:34 +0000

An appropriate song for this topic (if you’re an Oasis fan, I suppose): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znJFWyZQ048