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Not to pick on Marc — some bored copyrighter most likely put those words in his mouth, and look: he’s a chocolate guy, not a marketing guy — but we wonder what he, or any of the dreary multitudes driven to apply this sodden phrase in self-description on their [[LinkedIn]] profiles — can possibly mean. How can one be propelled by the expected outcome of one’s propulsion? This is surely to put the cart before the horse. | Not to pick on Marc — some bored copyrighter most likely put those words in his mouth, and look: he’s a chocolate guy, not a marketing guy — but we wonder what he, or any of the dreary multitudes driven to apply this sodden phrase in self-description on their [[LinkedIn]] profiles — can possibly mean. How can one be propelled by the expected outcome of one’s propulsion? This is surely to put the cart before the horse. | ||
Given that ''a'' “result”, of ''some'' kind, is the thermodynamic expectation of every application of force to object however ill-advised, we wonder what people think they are establishing by claiming to be “results-driven”. | |||
The captain of the [[Hindenburg]] got results, after all. So did the deputy chief engineer at Chernobyl. And [[Lehman Brothers|Dick Fuld]]. Just not particularly ''good'' ones. | |||
So unless your industry is to distinguish yourself from those who | So unless your industry is to distinguish yourself from those with whom you work who have ''no'' discernible impact on its operation, good or ill — in fairness, that’s most of them — then you might want to put something a little more specific in your professional autobiography. Or just lie about it. And if you can’t — well: ''are'' you having a discernible impact? | ||
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