I’m one of those people who is on the “we have to bail out the auto guys – they’ve screwed the pooch badly but are too big to fail” bandwagon. I’ll save the histrionics about the hundreds of times over the last 30 years, when last you and I bailed out one of the Big 3, these guys made bad decisions for another post. For now I want to focus on a plan these guys have to use the web and social media to plead their case. Continue reading
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Be Nice
Interesting pickup today by the folks at Lost Remote about an ad campaign run by The Austin Statesman. They’re using TV commercials to rip TV news as you can see from this video
I’ve got a number of issues with this. Continue reading
Filed under Helpful Hints, Reality checks, Thinking Aloud, Uncategorized
Leading
A few brief thoughts. It’s the weekend – I don’t normally post now but these horrible things going on in India got me thinking.
Gandhi liberated India, not by raising a gun but by raising nothing more than his voice and the world’s consciousness.
We have an African American President elect. That reflects Martin Luther King committing peaceful acts, not taking hostages.
During the Vietnam war, Buddhist monks lit themselves on fire to protest, not buildings or other people.
To lead, one needs to set a positive example. That’s true whether you’re a business or a person. It’s particularly true if you’re asking the world to rethink something, whether it’s you, your business, or a political situation. Ask yourself if the business behavior in which you’re engaged would pass that test.
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Consult Keith 