Talking Businessly
58: Finding the real decision maker
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Key takeaways
- Consider a clean install of your device if facing persistent issues, rather than just relying on upgrades.
- When trying to identify decision-makers in business, confounding the middleman with unanswerable questions can reveal true power holders.
- Negotiation is key in both personal and professional scenarios, and it's important to assert your needs and expectations.
- Media, like 'Adolescence' and 'White Lotus,' can reflect deep societal insights while also providing excellent technical execution.
Summary
Tech Troubles: John's MacBook Air Woes
In this episode, the hosts discuss issues John's MacBook Air is facing after a year of usage, including unexpected app crashes and performance issues. They speculate if the problems could be due to bad RAM or the strain of upgraded macOS versions and contemplate whether a clean install might resolve the issues.
Finding the Decision Maker
The hosts introduce a clever strategy for identifying the decision-maker in a business context. They share a recent incident where they realized they were dealing with a non-decision-maker. They advise to confound the middleman by giving them a decision they can't make, prompting them to reveal the actual decision-maker when faced with an unanswerable job.
Wedding Negotiations and Tariff Talks
The discussion segues into a light-hearted account of wedding-day negotiations, particularly a situation where the lights turned off prematurely during the event. The hosts emphasize the importance of negotiation and reflect on tariffs and their implications in the current political landscape, stressing the nuances and unintended consequences of various economic policies.
Reflections on Media: Adolescence and White Lotus
In a recap of recent media, the hosts rave about the show 'Adolescence' and the storytelling style of 'White Lotus.' They discuss the impressive technical feats and interesting narrative choices made in the shows, sharing their personal reactions and deeper insights into themes of modern masculinity.
Sponsors
- Proxmox · Proxmox is a virtualization host for creating multiple virtual machines for various applications.
Show notes
John's Macbook air is having problems. We made a bonus episode. We have a new trick for finding the decision maker at a prospective client. Always negotiate. We LOVE Adolescence. Finally, we talk politics :(
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