“Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.” – Chinese Proverb
i am enamoured with the Obama camp’s brilliant approach to communications. They are DOIN’ IT RIGHT! It gets me excited to see how advanced they are — the GOVERNMENT LEADING THE CHARGE? When does that happen? Yesterday they announced a new initative “Your Seat at the Table” focused on creating transparency.
If more institutions took this approach, we’d see a shift in the face of leadership.
As a young woman in corporate America, it’s frustrating to watch the extent of the old boy’s club. The silos, the closed doors, the mediocrity and/or corruption of senior executives and corporate Boards of Directors who are supposed to provide governance and oversight, but who are so rich, out-of-touch, and complacent that they let huge pernicious trends go unchecked. The result, as we are experiencing right now, is crisis.
Let some other people in the room. People who have a view from the ground. Who have nothing to lose or protect so they’ll speak the truth.
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I so hope you’re right. Obama has stuck with mostly Washington insiders for his cabinet. Not so much change there. But he does seem to have a “take no shit” attitide about it. I like President-elect Obama a lot more than I did candidate Obama.
hillary ran on the old insider platform and it failed. obama knows the old tactics are precisely that — old tactics.
Interesting concept: mix in experienced people who know how it works (and doesn’t) with some new folks, and make them accountable. When Mr. Smith went to Washington, how long did he stay?
Regan’s economic advisors, GWB’s Sec Def, and a Sec State who voted to liberate Iraq? Like John in IL, I’m liking Pres Elect Obama much more than candidate Obama.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16292.html
I’m also hoping for the best UN Ambassador ever to be reappointed: John Bolton. But alas, I may be hoping for too much.