Rodent Regatta

SIGNING OFF TONIGHT WITH TOO MUCH TO THINK ABOUT

I find myself in disagreement with two people I’ve grown to respect a great deal. The first may not be so much disagreement as lack of understanding. ”Dave” continues to use the word journalism when talking about weblogs. I simply cannot see that the vast majority of weblogs are much more than Op-Ed pieces about subjects from cats to dogs to gardening to politics – oh yeah, and technology. I do believe that one can find some weblogs with writing that surpasses any periodical I read anywhere else. Using the news aggregator, you can get your consumption focused on the signal and not the noise. That’s great!
John has spent a great deal of time developing his theories about a new economy. Today, he talks about managing companies differently in a new economy. I didn’t quite see the new economy he describes, and therefore I don’t see the need to manage differently.
Drucker is still right on the money with work done decades ago. Buffett has spoken before of the tiny group of companies run by scoundrels, but he knows that a similar number or percentage of companies are at the other end of the spectrum.
These companies turn in outstanding performance year after year and are generally listed as the great places to work. Both extremes are tiny compared to the vast number of public and private businesses that exist under the bell of the curve!

I still like the software product you guys have developed!