Christopher V. Flett

The Reformed Alpha Male, as a type of man, is starting to showcase himself everywhere. The new president (Reformed Alpha) is unlike is predecessor (Old Alpha) in that he takes responsibility for what is going on, even if it isn’t his fault.

In the book, I talk about how Alphas are trained to not only avoid taking the blame, but ensure that they have people in place to take the ‘hits’ should the fire come. There needed to always be a scape goat in the old model, but as things change and a reformed Alpha leads the US, accountability is back to the forefront. I like how he says that regardless of the situation, “it’s his problem”. He steps up to the bat, makes the hard decisions, and sticks to the right choices, even if they aren’t always popular. As well, he calls people out on their stuff when they don’t pull the party line. This has historically happened behind closed doors. Yesterday, while giving an update on the Chrysler situation, he called out the financial institutions and hedge funds that were not part of the solution. “I don’t stand with them,” Obama said at the White House event. This is the reformed Alpha’s way of saying…”you are going to get Deep Sixed you greedy suckers!”