It happens most overtly in a sales presentation: “So tell us, Mr. Jones, why should we choose you?” Words vary. You may recognize: What makes you folks different, what sets you apart? Or, Why should we believe you’re different from all the others? When a client or customer asks that question, many things are going […]
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Immanuel Kant’s moral philosophy was summed up in his “categorical imperative:” Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law. Much has been written about this—I won’t add to it. Except to say its relevance is growing due to the “horizontal imperative.” […]
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In order of popularity, they were: A Better New Year’s Resolution – strictly speaking a December post, the suggestion that instead of making a list of resolutions for the new year, we make list of things we’re grateful for, was also the most popular post in January. I’m OK, You’re an Idiot – My inner […]
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One business page, Sunday NYTimes. Two articles. Two distinct visions of our future. Andrew Sorkin’s “A Growing Aversion to Ticker Symbols” describes the seeming tsunami of private equity money creating a shadow economy, engulfing publicly traded stocks, escaping the scrutiny of Sarbanes Oxley and the SEC, and enabling CEO compensation even greater than we’ve seen […]
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