What is a cowboy personality?

What is a cowboy personality?

For most of my corporate career, managers and leaders described as “cowboys” were valued by senior leadership, and seen as aggressive and dedicated in their pursuit of results. They were seen as people that could get things done, albeit sometimes forcibly, by the sheer strength of their talent, drive, and charisma.

When you call someone a cowboy?

: one having qualities (such as recklessness, aggressiveness, or independence) popularly associated with cowboys: such as. : a reckless driver.

What does it take to be a cowboy?

Work hard on farm, ranch, ride horses, learn to milk a cow by hand, clean the barn, make fences, don’t be afraid of hard work or getting dirty, because real cowboys will. Act like a cowboy, go to farms, ranches (if you don’t have one, ask a friend if he needs help with the cattle, or crops, for example.