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Todd Bryant — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:01:52 -0400

To the extent that the company is able to deliver it's services to the end user it usually doesn't matter. To the extent that the employee's personal life part of the corporate identity the impact can be significant. In the marketplace, consumers only want to know that their happy meal was prepared properly.

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Todd Bryant — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:56:58 -0400

No, these companies were built on having a ear to the customer. They will evolve and flourish in new and exciting ways.

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Todd Bryant — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:53:06 -0400

Avoid taking discussions from the center of an organization into the back room. Too often individuals forge ahead based on past experience and these "white knights" often make the case to forge ahead without robust dialog with the business and operations sides of the business. These exploits often time produce tactical responses to strategic problems and companies can get lost in a sunk cost fog where the vision is fuzzy and the win is hard to grasp. These companies soon loose momentum and market share.

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Todd Bryant — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:44:14 -0400

No, woman bring strength to an organization in many ways . There are MANY expressions of poor leadership which embody toughness that don't translate into a contribution to the bottom line. Women and men should focus on understanding the business and developing a style which aligns it's people, process and strategy in a way that makes sense.

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Todd Bryant — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:38:03 -0400

Great managers coordinate resources and provide opportunities for his/her staff. Fundamentally these are two different roles which provide value to the company in different ways.

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Todd Bryant — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:31:48 -0400

That's a BIG question, but generally I feel that people who create new things should be compensated. To what extent and for how long is up for debate.