Jᴇʀʀʏ Mᴀɢᴜɪʀᴇ Wᴀs Wʀᴏɴɢ

I’ᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ʀᴜᴍɪɴᴀᴛɪɴɢ ʟᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴠɪᴇ Jᴇʀʀʏ Mᴀɢᴜɪʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀʀᴀʟʟᴇʟs ɪɴ ᴍʏ ᴏᴡɴ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ʟɪғᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ I’ᴠᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴇ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ᴛʜɪɴɢs.

Tʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴠɪᴇ ғʀᴀᴍᴇᴅ Jᴇʀʀʏ’s ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇʀ ᴀs ᴛᴏᴏ ʙɪɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴄᴇssᴀʀʏ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ɪᴛs ᴄʟɪᴇɴᴛs.  Jᴇʀʀʏ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴇɴʟɪɢʜᴛᴇɴᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʜɪs ʀᴇᴠᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ʜɪᴍ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ᴛᴏ ‘ᴅᴏ ɪᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴡᴀʏ.’  Tʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴠɪᴇ ᴄʟᴏsᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ Jᴇʀʀʏ ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄɪɴɢ sᴜᴄᴄᴇss ɪɴ ʜɪs ɴᴇᴡ ᴠᴇɴᴛᴜʀᴇ, sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ’s ᴍɪsʟᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ.

Jᴇʀʀʏ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ᴇᴘɪᴘʜᴀɴʏ, ʙᴜᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴀ sᴛʀᴀᴛᴇɢʏ: ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɢʀᴏᴡᴛʜ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄᴀʟᴄᴜʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇᴏғғs.  Hᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴅɪsᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ’s ᴍɪssɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏᴀʟs, sᴇᴇᴍɪɴɢʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ‘ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ɢᴇᴛ ɪᴛ’.

Aᴛ ɴᴏ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴅɪᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ғᴀɪʟ, ɴᴏʀ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴ ᴇxᴏᴅᴜs ᴏғ ᴄʟɪᴇɴᴛs ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴏᴏʀ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ.  Wɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴏɴᴇ ᴄʟɪᴇɴᴛ Jᴇʀʀʏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪᴍ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴠɪᴇ ɢɪᴠᴇs ɴᴏ ɪɴᴅɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄʟɪᴇɴᴛs ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴀ ʜɪɢʜᴇʀ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ ᴏғ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ.  Iɴ ᴍʏ ᴏᴡɴ ᴡᴏʀᴋ, ɪғ 85% ᴀᴄᴄᴜʀᴀᴄʏ ɪs ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴏʙ ᴄᴀʟʟs ғᴏʀ, ɪᴛ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ‘ᴡʀᴏɴɢ’ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ sᴛʀɪᴠᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ; 100% ᴀᴄᴄᴜʀᴀᴄʏ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ-ᴅᴇʟɪᴠᴇʀʏ.

Jᴇʀʀʏ’s sᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ – ғᴇᴡᴇʀ ᴄʟɪᴇɴᴛs – ᴡᴀs ᴘᴀᴛᴇɴᴛʟʏ ɪɴᴄᴏʀʀᴇᴄᴛ, ᴀs ɪᴛ ᴀssᴜᴍᴇs ᴏ̨ᴜᴀʟɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ sᴄᴀʟᴇ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴏᴇxɪsᴛ.  Wʜʏ ᴅɪᴅ ʜᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴛᴏ ɪᴍᴘʀᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ, ᴘʀᴏᴘᴏsᴇ ᴀ sᴛʀᴀᴛᴇɢʏ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇғᴏᴄᴜs ᴏɴ ᴄʟɪᴇɴᴛ sᴀᴛɪsғᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ?  Wʜʏ ᴅɪᴅ ʜᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀɴᴀʟʏᴢᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ɪғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ ᴡᴀs ɪɴ ғᴀᴄᴛ ʜᴜʀᴛɪɴɢ ᴄʟɪᴇɴᴛ ʀᴇᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏʀ ᴘʀᴏғɪᴛᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ?

Tʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴠɪᴇ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴛɪᴄɪᴢᴇs Jᴇʀʀʏ’s ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪᴛ’s ᴇɴᴛᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴᴍᴇɴᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ I sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴍɪsɢᴜɪᴅᴇᴅ ɴᴏᴛɪᴏɴs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ғᴜᴇʟ ᴍᴀʟᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛ.  Tʜᴇ ʙɪɢ ʙᴀᴅ ᴄᴏʀᴘᴏʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴡʀᴏɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴀɴɪғᴇsᴛᴏ ᴡᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ.  Tʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴇ ɪssᴜᴇ ɪs ᴀʟɪɢɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴇs.  Sᴛᴀʀᴛɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴍᴀʏ ʙᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ’ᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ sᴛʀᴀᴛᴇɢʏ ɪs ᴡʀᴏɴɢ.  Yᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘɪᴇsᴛ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ғɪɴᴅ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴇᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ʏᴏᴜ sᴇᴇ ɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴇs ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴇ.

Iᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛʟʏ, ᴛʜɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴇs ᴛᴏ ʜᴏᴡ ᴡᴇʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇɴsᴀᴛᴇᴅ.  Sᴏᴍᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴɪᴇs ᴘᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ, ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴏᴜs ʙᴇɴᴇғɪᴛs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴇ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘɪɴᴇss.  Oᴛʜᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ғᴏᴄᴜsᴇᴅ ᴏɴ sʜᴀʀᴇʜᴏʟᴅᴇʀ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴇ, ᴄᴏsᴛ ʀᴇᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴏʀ ɢʀᴏᴡᴛʜ.  Mᴏʀᴇ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ʙᴀʟᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴏʙᴊᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ᴛʀᴜʟʏ ᴘʀɪᴏʀɪᴛɪᴢᴇs.  Tʜᴇsᴇ ᴘʀɪᴏʀɪᴛɪᴇs ᴄᴀɴ ᴀʟsᴏ ʙᴇ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴏʟᴠɪɴɢ – ᴀ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴜᴘ ʜᴀs ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴀɴ ᴇsᴛᴀʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ, ɢʟᴏʙᴀʟ ᴄᴏʀᴘᴏʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.  Nᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ғʟᴜᴄᴛᴜᴀᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴғʟᴜᴇɴᴄᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀʏ ᴏʀ ɢʟᴏʙᴀʟ ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍʏ.  Fᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀᴍᴏʀᴇ, ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇᴇs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴠᴀsᴛʟʏ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅs: sᴏᴍᴇ ᴇᴀᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ OT ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴀɴ ɢᴇᴛ, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ғᴀᴠᴏʀ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴏғғ ᴇᴀʀʟʏ ᴛᴏ ᴘɪᴄᴋ ᴜᴘ ᴋɪᴅs ғʀᴏᴍ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ.  Bᴏᴛᴛᴏᴍ ʟɪɴᴇ, ɪᴛ’s ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇx ʙᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ʏᴀʀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴜɴᴛᴀɴɢʟᴇ.

Sᴏ, ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀ ʀᴀɪsᴇ ᴛʜɪs ʏᴇᴀʀ, ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙᴏss ᴅᴏᴇsɴ’ᴛ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴀᴛᴇ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴏ̨ᴜɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ, I ᴡᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴛʀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ɪᴛ.  Jᴜsᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ sᴜʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴇʀsᴘᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ɪsɴ’ᴛ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴛɪᴄɪᴢᴇᴅ.  Aɴᴅ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ:

Tʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ʜᴀs ᴄᴀʟᴄᴜʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏsᴛs ᴏғ ɪᴛs ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇ ᴏɴ ᴊᴜsᴛ ғɪɴᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ.  Yᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴇᴘᴀʀᴛᴜʀᴇ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴄᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʟᴏsᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴡᴀʏ.  Iғ ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ, ᴅᴏ ɪᴛ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ, ɴᴏᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇssᴀɢᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ sᴇɴᴅ.  As ᴀ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛʟʏ ᴀᴅᴠɪsᴇᴅ, “ʀᴜɴ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ, ɴᴏᴛ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ғʀᴏᴍ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ.”

Iғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴛʀᴜᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴡʜʏ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴀʀᴇɴ’ᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ, ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ sɪᴍɪʟᴀʀ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇʀ.  Dɪᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴡ ᴘᴀʏ ᴘᴜsʜ ʏᴏᴜ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ, ᴏʀ ᴡᴀs ɪᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇssᴀɢᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴇᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ᴘʀɪᴏʀɪᴛʏ (ᴅᴇʟɪᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴍ ᴏғ ʟᴏᴡ ᴘᴀʏ)?

I’ᴠᴇ ᴍᴇᴛ sᴏᴍᴇ ʀᴀʀᴇ ғᴏʟᴋs ᴡʜᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴇxᴀᴄᴛʟʏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ’ʀᴇ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ’ʀᴇ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴅᴇᴄᴀᴅᴇs ɪɴ ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴄᴇ.  I ᴀᴍ ɴᴏᴛ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ, sᴏ ғɪɢᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ I ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍʏ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ I ᴠᴀʟᴜᴇ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ, ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴀ ʟᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ. 

Tᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀ ʜᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴏᴛ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ.  Is ɪᴛ sᴛɪʟʟ (ᴏʀ ᴡᴀs ɪᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀ) ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ?  Hᴏᴡ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ?  I’ᴅ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴏ̨ᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛs.