The world is a small town

By Sally Bates | May 6, 2008 at 5:09 pm | Miscellaneous |

Thanks to the world wide web, we’re at liberty to transact business and form and dissolve strategic business alliances at any time and with anyone on earth. It’s never been easier to identify potential partners to team up with on proposals and deals, or to share the information critical to a project’s success. With so many choices, how do we define “community”, “affiliation”, “loyalty” ? Very carefully, I think.

The world has become a small town where information travels fast and reputations are built or irreparably tarnished and there’s no place to hide. In what direction will this transparency lead us over the next couple decades? Will we become increasingly indifferent to what is known about us and our business practices, or will we become collectively better behaved? I hope for and believe in the latter.

Sally A. Bates, Principal

Sally A. Bates & Co. provides a fleet of business, consulting, and employee development services to business, public and non-profit clients.

Visit Sally's website at http://www.sallyabates.com.

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  1. This is so true. NEXT time you give someone the bird in a car, it could be your future in-law!

    Comment by Kelly — May 7, 2008 @ 4:30 pm

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