Comments on: Doing well by doing good http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/04/28/doing-well-by-doing-good/ Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:50:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Nicholas Gruen http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/04/28/doing-well-by-doing-good/#comment-267917 Nicholas Gruen Sat, 03 May 2008 01:53:06 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5240#comment-267917 <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_19/b4083054277984_page_2.htm" rel="nofollow">A couple of quotes. </a><blockquote>High growth solves virtually all problems.</blockquote> <strong> Can innovation really be managed, or is it a case where you have to keep the company and its managers out of the way?</strong> <blockquote> I disagree with the word "managed." You have to have a set of necessary conditions for innovation to occur. To start with, you have to listen to people. </blockquote> Google CEO, Eric Schmidt A couple of quotes.


High growth solves virtually all problems.


Can innovation really be managed, or is it a case where you have to keep the company and its managers out of the way?

I disagree with the word “managed.” You have to have a set of necessary conditions for innovation to occur. To start with, you have to listen to people.

Google CEO, Eric Schmidt

]]> By: Nicholas Gruen http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/04/28/doing-well-by-doing-good/#comment-266593 Nicholas Gruen Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:30:21 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5240#comment-266593 MattG, Read in context PG's article is still correct. MattG,

Read in context PG’s article is still correct.

]]> By: MattG http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/04/28/doing-well-by-doing-good/#comment-266586 MattG Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:11:45 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5240#comment-266586 Scratch Microsoft from the list. It was never really open from the beginning. Only pretending. And only appeared open in relation to the restrictions of IBM. Microsoft has for years portrayed an image far removed from reality. The company has been consistent in it's business practice by ignoring standards and wanting to own computing. For an insight into the mind behind Microsoft there's the letter that Bill Gates wrote to the Home Brew Computer Club magazine in 1976. Even back then he believed in controlling resale of the product http://www.digibarn.com/collections/newsletters/homebrew/V2_01/gatesletter.html Scratch Microsoft from the list.
It was never really open from the beginning. Only pretending.
And only appeared open in relation to the restrictions of IBM.
Microsoft has for years portrayed an image far removed from reality. The company has been consistent in it’s business practice by ignoring standards and wanting to own computing.
For an insight into the mind behind Microsoft there’s the letter that Bill Gates wrote to the Home Brew Computer Club magazine in 1976. Even back then he believed in controlling resale of the product http://www.digibarn.com/collections/newsletters/homebrew/V2_01/gatesletter.html

]]> By: NPOV http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/04/28/doing-well-by-doing-good/#comment-266578 NPOV Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:30:17 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5240#comment-266578 I'd actually argue that the reason we consider certain behaviours basically "ethical" and "good", is because they've proven to be behaviours that everyone can partake in and benefit from, and will work sustainably over the long term. "Evil" behaviours are those that profit a few at the expense of others, and would fail if everyone tried them, and are never long-term strategies anyway. I’d actually argue that the reason we consider certain behaviours basically “ethical” and “good”, is because they’ve proven to be behaviours that everyone can partake in and benefit from, and will work sustainably over the long term. “Evil” behaviours are those that profit a few at the expense of others, and would fail if everyone tried them, and are never long-term strategies anyway.

]]> By: David http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/04/28/doing-well-by-doing-good/#comment-266556 David Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:51:55 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5240#comment-266556 Interesting stuff Nicholas, thanks. Interesting stuff Nicholas, thanks.

]]> By: NPOV http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/04/28/doing-well-by-doing-good/#comment-266514 NPOV Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:35:06 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=5240#comment-266514 John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods, wrote about a similar concept - "conscious capitalism", where businesses that attempted to be ethical would actually be more profitable and successful in the long run. Unfortunately this was undermined by some rather less-than-ethical behaviour himself where he posted anonymously on various finance blogs criticising a possible take-over target, presumably with the intention of trying to depress its share price. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods, wrote about a similar concept - “conscious capitalism”, where businesses that attempted to be ethical would actually be more profitable and successful in the long run. Unfortunately this was undermined by some rather less-than-ethical behaviour himself where he posted anonymously on various finance blogs criticising a possible take-over target, presumably with the intention of trying to depress its share price.

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