mikelally.net

Ok…first a programming note of sorts: I have launched mikelally.net! I haven’t cracked the code on making typepad play nice with the new site but I am working on it. I would like to thank Harry Joiner from marketingheadhunter.com for his guidance and counsel (as always). Mikelally.net will serve as my top level place-holder on the webbernets. I am embracing Harry’s science.

Back to our regularly scheduled program…

Mark Hurst over at Good Experience relates to part of President Obama’s inagural speech in his latest posting: In Praise of Old Truths.

It doesn’t matter what your political leanings are, you have to admit that we are in a time of crisis and we need to address the issues. In his speech, Obama states we need to meet these challenges with our CORE value set:

Hurst goes on to agree, that in order to succeed in today’s business climate we need to re-focus, re-tool and REMEMBER how we used to do it:

• Empathy for the other. (User, customer, visitor, patient, student, etc.)

• Genuine intent to create something good. (Not simply to turn a quick buck.)

• Long-term commitment.

• Integrity of vision. (As opposed to opportunistic trend-hopping.)

• Respect for past learnings, no matter their age.

I love it. I absolutely love this. I have seen a lot of the opposite especially in the last month or so of being unemployed. But there is hope. The rain WILL let up. The question is: where are you going to be when it does?