April 1, 2004
Battle Weary
As I sit in the living room watching The Apprentice, I am reminded of the difficult day that I just had. Kwame and Troy, two great friends decide to battle head to head in the boardroom. Trump comments on Troy's decision to bring his friend in with him. Troy responds with "Friends are friends, and business is business, don't use the two in the same sentence."
In four seperate events today, I was forced to battle out issues with coworkers. As exhausting as they were, all of them resulted (ultimately) in positive work that met the needs of our customers. At one point, one of the people I was duke-ing (spelling?) it out with said to me "Dave, you know I don't hate you right?". Of course I knew it, and that was the important part to remember. Work is work, friends are friends and no matter what happens that is a hard lesson to learn. It is really easy to confuse personal relationships with business ones.
Troy took his rejection really well and probably showed the most maturity out of anyone who Trump has told "You're Fired". I admired his tact and professionalism and would consider myself lucky to have the chance to meet and/or work with him given the opportunity.