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“The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible.” – David M. Ogilvy
Archive for August, 2010
Monday, August 30th, 2010
Short and to the point
- And that is clealry the problem in the US -- Ben Franklin, a wit and early stand up comic, wanted to make the Turkey the US national bird and symbol -- teh more serious folks went for the eagle and teh rest they say -- is history...... Read more >
- In Australia, we even eat our national Coat of Arms for amusement - the red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) and the emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae).
How could we not agree :-) Read more >
- Consider the platypus. Proof positive of this undeniable truth. Read more >
Monday, August 23rd, 2010
Choose your neighborhood
- From my experience, it is not always the person in the role of the leader who is leading. You can lead through getting buy-in from different people - perhaps infleuntial people, or people higher in the chain of command. You can lead change across an entire organization and barely do more than continually push your vision out. You can lead change in any ...
- "Demand no less from others than you yourself actually give" is impossible in capitalism as the whole economy is based on scarce. This is a good ideology which, frankly, won't work until people decide to change the way they think and behave. Let's hope humankind will survive till then ...
Monday, August 16th, 2010
Bad Behavior
Bad behavior.
Poor manners.
Lack of accountability.
Absence of answerability.
You know what I mean….
- David you are spot on. This resonated with me in a major way. I've been asking myself lately if accountability can be taught...is it nature or nuture? It seems as though there are far too many times that we're up against "the unaccountable" and it's unfortunate. Being "civil, open, honest and accountable" is great advice and a good reminder. Thanks ...
- Humilty and hoesty go a long way here as does accountability. its not about being right -- its about doing right
- Totally agree. I guess the delivery of this is going to be the clincher.... too much of a stand could make things worse ; too little and your a door mat.
